Muscle Wires® Kits - projects that demo SMA technology

Space Wings, (Item #3-001) SRP $19.95 Now Variable Speed! Sleek silvery mylar wings flap silently using only five centimeters of Muscle Wire®. Perches on you computer, annoys cats*, amuses babies. Space Wings stands 15 centimeters tall and flaps up to 36 times per minute. Includes a printed circuit board, parts, & detailed instructions. Assembly requires soldering iron, solder, screw driver, wire cutters and two AA batteries. For ages 14 and up. A great first electronics kit & excellent hands-on introduction to electronic construction & Muscle Wires®. *Based on limited factory testing. Your cat may vary. No, it doesn't really fly. Wish it did, but it doesn't.
Solar Space Wings, (Item #3-619) SRP $24.95 Newest version of our classic Muscle Wires® kit. An electronic butterfly that runs on the sun! Clever circuit stores solar energy (or any light) and release it through a Muscle Wire® to make it contract and lift the wings. Sleek silvery mylar wings, stands 15 centimeters tall and flaps up to 15 times per minute (depending on light level). With printed circuit board, parts & detailed instructions. Assembly requires soldering and hand tools. For ages 14 and up. A great first electronics kit & excellent hands-on introduction to electronic construction, BEAM circuits & Muscle Wires®.
Moving Hands SRP $29.95 This moves like a real hand. It includes a hand cut from mylar, the circuit board and components to make the control electronics, Muscle Wires® with crimped lead wires to connect to the circuit board, and instructions. When completed this hand moves quietly and surprisingly realistically. It is available in three colors- Green Monster, Purple Robot, and Human. This falls in our "deceptively educational" category. You put it together to have this cool device, but in the process you can't help learning something about electronics, and tools, and Muscle Wire®, and leverage and forces. Kids are fascinated by it because its movement is so unusually lifelike (smooth and quiet), and appears to move by itself. All there are are a some wires. None of the motors, pulley, cables, and gears you would expect. Because of that we also consider it part of our "Impossible Products" series. Click here to see more information including a video. Assembly requires soldering and hand tools. For ages 14 and up. A great first electronics kit & excellent hands-on introduction to electronic construction, BEAM circuits & Muscle Wires®.