Crawling Robot
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
Take the next step in your engineering adventures with a crawling robot you build yourself! Construct intricate mechanical legs that let your robot walk like a crab. Add a set of wiggling arms, or design your own with custom arm connectors. Then learn about the engineering behind real-life robots that walk just like yours!
Why it’s awesome
Make-it-move engineering
Use real electronic components to make mechanical motion.
Mesmerizing motion
Crab-inspired leg linkages bend and sidestep.
Create-a-critter
Add eyes, arms, or custom attachments for a unique ‘bot.
What’s included?
![](https://icdn.kiwico.com/site/store/pdp/whats-included/SCWL_Crawling_Robot_Materials.webp)
Topics explored
Robotics
Engineering + design
Mechanical linkages
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“Because we had such a blast prototyping different arm designs, we decided to add customizable arm connectors so users could join in the creative fun!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
28
Links in the legs
42
Arm prototypes
1,320ft
Test distance walked