OLLO Explorer Robot Kit

Robot Name Objective to be learned Time to build Elephant Detects edge of table and turn 1 hour 20 minutes Windmill Spin windmill; use motor as DC generator for an LED 45 minutes Avoider Avoids objects using built-in sensors 1 hour 30 minutes Penguin robot or Senses coin when inserted, then moves forward Not built Business card giver Detects hand in front, gives out card Not built Seal Clap; microphone and program will repeat number or claps 30 minutes Line tracer Uses IR transmitter and receivers to trace line 1 hour 25 minutes Howitzer Sensor detects object, will fire ping pong ball (not included) 1 hour 45 minutes Ladybug Utilizes sensor and creates walking robot 1 hour 10 minutes Puppy Demonstrates inertia and rears up on back wheels 1 hour 5 minutes Mouse Moves, when it hears sound, it will move faster 55 minutes Grasshopper Detects line, changes direction; detects objects, will push 1 hour 45 minutes There is a section of the manual where you can build your own “dream” robot, but you are not given instructions on how to build them only a picture. OLLO does provide programming similar to what the company provides for the Penguin or Business card giver robot on their Web site (more on the later). Before you even start building your robots, you have to assemble the “rivets.” The rivets are key to ensure the parts stay together when the robot moves. It took me 1 hour and 20 minutes to assemble the 265 rivets made two components each. The rivets are safe for children and are small. OLLO provides a tool that is very useful especially if you have big fingers and the tool helps in assembling and disassembling the robots. I recommend becoming very familiar with this tool as you will use it on every robot.