OWI, Inc. ® - 7 in 1 Rechargeable Solar Transformers has now claimed four awards: 2012 Top Toy of the Year Award, 2012 Product of the Year Award, Best Vacation Product, and the Gold Award.

This is an innovative solar science kit that encourages children to exercise their sense of creativity and imagination. The 7 in 1 comes with all snap together plastic parts (no screws, tools required), a solar panel and accessories. It is incredibly easy to assemble the 7 different modules: 2 power charing stations and 5 different vehicles. 

A full time fueling station is remarkable. The transforming rechargeable station has 2 output plugs; one for solar recharging and the other for battery recharging. Amazingly, the battery charging station can bring the selected unit to full power in about 5 seconds and the solar recharging station will fully recharge in approximately 120 seconds. The fun time-run time is approximately 50-80 seconds. The educational value is paramount, the 7 in 1 Rechargeable Solar Transformers allow the use to experience energy that can be recharged and stored in a power source and learn its principles and knowledge through assembly. 

Similar to OWI's other mini solar kits...if you have sun, you have power. Enjoy five different vehicles: Solar Car, Concept Car, Bulldozer, Dump Truck, and Concept Racer.

So many choices...transforming, rechargeable, indoors, outdoors, creating and building. Learning is fun!

Assembled dimensions: Solar Car (1.44”x1.73”x2.82”), Concept car (1.02”x1.73”x2.82”), Dump truck (1.48”x1.73”x3.11”), bulldozer (1.87”x1.74”x3.64”), Concept racer (1.02”x1.74”x4.18”)

Suggest selling price : $26.95 USD

This is in addition to be named Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children Products as well as American Specialty Toy Retailing Association's Top 10 Toys to Rival Computers.

This is the first year that this award program has been established and was so well received that they will continue next year and into the foreseeable future. Space.com is a well recognized brand that is enjoyed by millions of people. OWI is very proud to be selected for this honor.

Designed by OWI, Inc., the 3 in 1 All Terrain Robot (model number OWI-536) comes with everything your student needs to create three individual robotic projects. Also included is a wired controller (four AA batteries not included). Upon opening the box your child will find several different "sheets" of pre-formed plastic parts all attached together. Carefully remove these parts and set aside. Some of the parts are small and important so make sure the hands doing the removing are gently doing so! My son was eager to get going and wasn't particularly gentle so he damaged one of the smaller pieces needed for one of the projects. 

The directions are detailed and not always easy to follow. However, they do guide your builder so I let my 12 year-old son tackle the first of the projects on his own. He accomplished the "Gripper" right out of the gate. The "Forklift" and the "Rover" followed in the coming days. Upon completion of the Gripper, my son connected the wired controller and he was immediately able to see that he had done the project correctly. The controller is connected to the project by a 50" cord so this is not a remotely controlled device. This may be something the company might want to consider in the future for this kit. The wired controller offers a wide range of commands for the builder. It can more backward and forward as well as turn to either side. The Gripper will grab items and the Forklift will actually lift and allow you to move an item from point A to B. The "tank-like" tread of the tires allows your builder to move the project over a variety of surfaces. 

The 3 in 1 aspect of this kit is really what makes it an exceptional value for the $49.95 price tag. I can see this kit being of real benefit to the budding engineer or the child that wants more than simple building kits. It is fun and educational science all right in the home. There is a lot of variety here that is not found in other robotic kits. We have used quite a few kits in the past and this one has stood the tests that come in a busy household with many children. It is still here and continues to work well (and what is more, is sought after by more than one child) beyond six months. My son said, "This kit is good for the inventor and the one that likes to figure things out." These are all signs of a good toy to me! 

Our Salt Water Fuel Cell Car has raced to the front of the pack and taken not one, but TWO awards from Creative Child Magazine! This time winning both the 2011 Toy of the Year and Kids Product of the Year awards. Keep in mind that this is in addition to already receiving the "Best Green Toy" award from Dr. Toy. OWI is excited to be nominated and even more, thrilled to have won these honors. We pride ourselves on our quality products and will continue to do what it takes to be worthy of such awards.