What better way to teach the kids about solar energy than getting them these fun little solar home made robot kits.

Solar powered mars explorer kit

When assembled the explorer walks along a flat surface, powered by light from the sun.

There are lots of things to be learned from building this kit including how to put together a gearbox, how to set up an automatic motor and how to connect up a simple wiring circuit with solar panel, battery, motor and switch.

Teach your kids about science, solar power and the fun of creating something, and have lots of fun. When you are done with this kit you can move on to the harder DIY solar mini-robots.

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