Rail Mounted Manipulator Model's Key Feature

• PRESS OUT & ASSEMBLE PUZZLE KIT – UGEARS Rail Mounted Manipulator is a mechanical claw with three levers that sits on a platform on the rails. This mechanical 3D puzzle will definitely surprise you with variety of details and top quality.
• PERFECT FAMILY PROJECT - It brings unforgettable times of working together on projects that are engaging for people of all ages. It's a great way to bond with your kid and spend some fun, quality time together. Visual step by step instructions will help you to create something special with your own hands.
• ABOUT UGEARS MODELS: all the models are mechanical and work without batteries and accumulator. Their movement is powered by gears, cranks, rubber band motors and gravity. You need no glue or additional tools to assemble the models and the elements are pre-cut. The puzzles are made of high quality plywood, safe for kids and durable.

Rail Mounted Manipulator Model's Description

Rail Mounted Manipulator - Developing its new fascinating series, Mechanical Town, Ugears presents another addition to the collection: the Rail Manipulator. Set up in the dock of Mechanical Town not far from the Robot Factory, the Rail Mounted Manipulator is a purely utilitarian model, which by no means makes it less entertaining than the other models in the range. With the Manipulator itself you also receive two sections of rails, the shed under construction, two shipping crates with doors, crane, freight carriage, and five characters.

The Manipulator Kit includes

• 2 sections of rails and 2 types of coupling anchors that connect the rails in two different manners: parallel or in one line.
• 2 shipping crates with doors that can accommodate some miniature freight or a tiny person
• shed under construction - pseudo-metal frame made of giant trusses which arrived straight out of the Industrial age.
• Crane – Can be disassembled and put back together almost by a wave of the hand. Works instantly after that! Due to the supplementary mechanisms the rotation and angle of the crane can be locked even with a load.
• Freight carriage – This has drop sides that make loading and unloading simpler. The freight crates along with the disassembled crane can easily fit in it and be quickly moved to a new destination. Like the Manipulator, this model also has hitch holes for coupling with other models
• 5 characters: a manipulator operator, a worker holding signal flags (to facilitate the operating of the manipulator with the signal system), a worker with a shovel, a worker with a wrench, and a roofer with a hammer sitting on a beam of a shed.

How does it work?

The claw itself sits on a platform that can rotate manually or by a valve. The operator's cab, equipped with a protection lid and adjustable headlight, is found in the front part of the model.

The counter-clockwise rotation of the cabin switches the Manipulator’s modes:

• initial position (driving mode) – the claw’s rotation platform locked, the model moves along the track;
• 90 degree turn (free mode) – the rotation platform is unlocked;
• 180 degree turn (loading mode) – the wheels of the models are locked along with the gear in the front axle that connects to the ledge on the rails.

The rear of the model carries the lever that controls lifting, lowering, and holding of four foot supports providing extra-steadiness while operating the claw. With its articulated claw, the Ugears Manipulator can load and move the freight crates in the Carriage with an extraordinary – up to 1 cm – preciseness.

Based on the original prototypes, the Manipulator will teach you about the operational and constructional peculiarities of the real-life machines, such as cranes, excavators, robotic arms, etc; their mechanics and functionality. If you feel like you need to get even more fun from the model, you can always hook your Manipulator up with the other Ugears models from your collection with the coupling hitch holes.