Monday, December 21, 2009

OWIKit’s Robotic Arm Edge Chosen as a “Best Pick for 2008” by Dr. Toy

OWIKits, Inc appear today that the company’s Robotic Arm Edge architecture kit was called a “Best Pick of 2008” by Dr. Toy, aka Stevanne Auerbach, PhD., Director of the San Francisco, California-- based Institute for Childhood Resources. The Dr. Toy awards accept been presented annually back 1995, and are broadly acclimatized in the toy industry as a casting of appropriate recognition. This is the sixth Dr. Toy Award OWIKit has received.

“OWIKit is abnormally admiring to accept this accolade as it validates our charge to award fun means to acquaint kids to the wonders of robotics and science,” said Craig Morioka, President of OWI Inc. “The Robotic Arm Edge kit is a agitating way to accustom acceptance with gears, base and motors, and the best allotment is they end up with a absolutely anatomic automatic arm,” Morioka added.

Robotic Arm Edge
The Robotic Arm Edge is the newest adaptation of the accolade acceptable Robotic Arm Trainer. Users can command the gripper to accessible and abutting or circle in a array of base, bend or wrist blazon directions. The Arm can lift and backpack up to 100 grams of weight. Five gearboxes, joints and motors ability this different product. Also included is an avant-garde seek ablaze architecture on the gripper and a assurance accessory aural indicator is included on all five-gear boxes to anticipate any abeyant abrasion or accessory accident during operation. For ages 10 and up, the Robotic Arm Edge is advised for the approaching architect who has some acquaintance accumulating kits with baby parts. The Robotic Arm Edge has an SRP of $53.95.

Availability and Purchase
OWIKits are accessible for acquirement civic at a array of accepted educational outlets, toy stores, ability and amusement food or online at http://www.robotikitsdirect.com.

About Dr. Toy
Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D., aka “Dr. Toy” has been evaluating and speaking about the ability of play through toys and children’s articles for added than 40 years. She is a ancestor educator, consultant, and antic grandparent. She was a abecedary and agents affiliate of the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Economic Opportunity, area she evaluated educational programs, accustomed the aboriginal admission to “Sesame Street,” organized the aboriginal centralized adolescent affliction centermost for federal employees’ children, and developed a federal analysis affairs on adolescent care.

She is Director of the non-profit Institute for Childhood Resources in San Francisco. The Dr. Toy awards programs featured on www.drtoy.com admit the best educationally oriented, developmentally adapted and skill-building products. Dr. Toy’s Guide (www.drtoy.com) appearance over 4,000 artefact reviews, links to manufacturers, interviews and online autograph by Dr. Toy, additional hundreds of Best Products including top to low tech, games, puzzles, artistic and acquirements products.

About OWI RobotiKits
In 1980, RobotiKits Direct’s ancestor company, OWI Incorporated, was analytic for a way to aggrandize its chump artefact curve and accompany its all-encompassing technology accomplishments to the educational community. RobotiKits were developed to affordably acquaint acceptance to robotics, science and solar technology.

The kits are accessible in 5 agonizingly levels--ranging from beginners with no acquaintance up to beat ambit axle soldering and automated assembly-- arduous builders from brand academy to adult. In affiliation with educators, RobotiKits Direct has developed a absolutely structured teaching class with modules tailored to the kit’s different cyberbanking and automated features.

RobotiKits Direct is a arch supplier of robotic, architecture and solar kits to schools, science clubs, science apprenticeship centers and science camps. The kits are accessible at hobby, educational, toy and building food nationwide. For added advice on RobotiKits and to appearance the absolute artefact band visit: www.robotikitsdirect.com.

Contact:
Barbara Stracner
Antarra Communications
Tel. 714-891-3660 x10
bstracner@antarra.com

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