Non-Soldering Robot Kits for Kids of All Ages
There is a new craze sweeping young and old kids. It is building robots from robotic kits. There are kits that require a lot of extra work like soldering parts together and kits that don’t require soldering. There are new clubs springing up everywhere. Kids can compete against other kids in specific categories with their robots. This article is about non-soldering robot kits and the club of US First.
When looking at robotic kits you need to evaluate which one is best for your child and that will be determined by their age and how much time you as the parent or teacher will need to spend monitoring them. With soldering robotic kits, you will need to watch over them since a very hot soldering iron is used to build the robots. This will be especially true if working with young kids. When using non-soldering kits you won’t have to constantly watch them, but you will want to work with them to enjoy watching them learn and grow.
Robot kits are a great way for kids to learn about math, science, and computers without realizing they are actually learning in these areas. Parents and teachers will enjoy seeing the kids grasp these new concepts and take hold while having fun.
One kit in particular is great for parents and young kids to work on. It is called Lego Mastermind. This robot is very human like, and has alternate ways it can move around. It is a non-soldering robot kit with many different parts for hours of fun building the different types of robots. In some areas like Maryland there are even all day classes where a part and their child can attend in order to learn more about how to build the different types of formations.
A national club called US First was formed within the past couple of years that allows for kids from grade school to high school to complete in specific robot categories against others in the same category. From US First local clubs have sprung up like in Maryland and Virginia. At these events, kids can compete in the Lego Mastermind category against other kids their age. This teaches them team work, competition, and most of all to have fun.
As you can see non-soldering robot kits are great ways to have kids learn about many topics they study in school and not even realize they are leaning. They can join clubs or even better form their own club and become part of the US First organization.
Have fun, build a closer relationship with your kids, foster learning without really learning, and you never know the robot your child builds today in the club may become the actual robot of our future that will help us out with identified tasks.
