William Yao
Mechanical Engineering/ Manufacturing Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Toy Concept 3: Action Figure Robot Assembly

Principle:

-An action figure robot that consists of 5 sub-robots!

-Two shoulder joints/clip system: Located on the Elephant Robot's body, it allows the Lizard Robot/Eagle Robot

to be clipped/attached to the body while being able to perform 2- and 3-D motion.

-Two leg joints/clip system: Located on the Elephant Robot's bottom, it allows the Lion Robot/Bear Robot

to be clipped/attached to the body while being able to perform 2- and 3-D motion.

-Two spring systems: Located on Eagle/Lizard's bodies, once pressed, the "hand" of the robot will pop out!

- Each sub-robot has its own specific joint- and slider- system so it can be transformed between the individual robot or one of the "parts" on the main robot.

-Designed for children 8 yr-old and up.

Sketch:

How to play:

-This robot is able to be played by up to 5 kids at once because of its assembly nature.

-The kids are able to play with his/her individual robots with each other, and they are able

to experience the process of assembling things they actually care and like by putting the five robots together.

-Through the assembly process, the kids can also learn about team-work.

Construction Cost:

The target retail price is around $60, so the construction cost should be targeted around $30.

Durability:

-Made of plastic, so it can take some pounding okay.

-Attention required on the joints/slider/clip systems, since they can be broken if the twisting/bending exceeds what it can take!

Safety:

-Very safe since there's no parts that are small enough to be swallowed.

-No sharp edges.