New Toy Release – SolarFlower: Ruby Ripple

Kosmos has released SolarFlower: Ruby Ripple, a motorized solar-powered flower, into retail.

Build this beautiful kinetic sculpture, a motorized flower model with moving petals, powered by a solar panel. Learn about mechanical systems like motors and planetary gears, and about how solar cells generate electricity to power the flower.

An ingenious design allows all petals to rotate synchronously, driven by a single motor, resulting in a mesmerizing optical illusion effect. This flower will never wilt, and you will never run out of batteries; it runs whenever the sun shines on it.

SolarFlower: Ruby Ripple has 114 pieces, appropriate for ages eight and older, and includes four experiments! It retails for $19.99.

Kosmos also previously released EXIT: The Great Bee-scape (see “EXIT: The Great Bee-scape game“).