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Build-A-Bird was designed and developed by Ergonomics Lab, University of Toronto. Gameplay revolved around creating a bird by choosing from a selection of different body parts such as stork-like legs, short legs adapted to alighting on various natural surfaces, or predatory talons.
The store experience allowed children to customize their own personal robots. Children began by picking a character from the comic book series and then choose from a variety of different motorized parts and accessories to construct a unique robot. Considering the number of robot parts to choose from, there were over a thousand possible robots.
As the title suggests, the game is intended to teach a third grade curriculum. This is the only version of this game created and, unusually for Knowledge Adventure, was still being sold over fifteen years after its initial release on December 2, 1996. On June 6, 2003, it was included as the "Fundamentals" disc of JumpStart Advanced 3rd Grade.
The Lego Mindstorms product line was the first project of "Home Education", a division of Lego Education established by employee Tormod Askildsen in 1995. Askildsen, who had previously spent ten years working for Lego Education, had grown frustrated working with teaching professionals and wanted to create an improved educational experience that was delivered directly towards children.
Daily Herald said the game had a broader appeal than the computer-programming video game The Robot Club. [20] Knight Ridder said the game offered an opportunity for parents and children to work together to build robots and solve missions, in a method similar to the tradition of building Soap Box Derby racers, and praised its slick graphics. [21]
In the competition, teams of not more than 5 students build a robot using the Lego Mindstorms robotics system. [5] Competitors are divided into three categories: Upper Primary Division, for Primary 3 to Primary 6 students, Secondary Division for secondary or equivalent level, and Tertiary Division, for 1st and 2nd year ITE/JC/Poly students. [6]
HobbyPig (voiced by Johnny Rose) - The oldest of the siblings; he is a beige pig who is the leader who jumps quickly into any new situation.; HobbyFrog (voiced by Griffin Burns) - The middle child; full of curiosity and bold ideas, he is a green frog who is the inventor who uses his skills to aid the HobbyKids in their adventures.
The company was originally conceptualized as the educational division of Robot App Store. [19] [20] The company eventually spun off into a separate entity and relocated to San Francisco in 2011 and changed its name to RobotLAB Inc. [18] The company developed a STEM teaching tool, called the RobotsLAB Box. [19]