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Dec 10

ToyLabs Volta Flyer receives the prestigious Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

Chicago, Illinois (December 10, 2016) – GOOD DESIGN is the world’s most prestigious, recognized, and oldest Design Awards program organized by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. This year’s historic 66th Good Design program states... read more →
  • December 10, 2016
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Dec 03

How Solar Power is Helping Schools Teach STEM? – ToyLabs Interview

An interview with ToyLabs Founder, Tim Curley So where did ToyLabs come from and how was it brought to life? In 2013 I started ToyLabs with a commitment to inspire young minds with fun and exciting hands-on science projects in support of STEM education, while providing parents and teachers with great tools that... read more →
  • December 3, 2015
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Nov 24

Volta Solar Teaches STEM Concepts With Solar Glider

Engineering.com by Tom Spendlove ToyLabs wants kids to have easy fun ways to learn STEM concepts. They sell the Volta Solar Panel kit and the Volta Solar Racer on their website currently, and are running a Kickstarter campaign to fund their Volta Flyer project. The Volta Flyer wants to be the... read more →
  • November 24, 2015
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Nov 24

Solar For Kids – The Volta Flyer

Energy Matters Devices such as the iPad can be great educational tools, but the solar powered Volta Flyer is a more hands-on affair that could help inspire a new generation of solar professionals – and provide a little exercise as well. Touted as the world’s first solar powered airplane science... read more →
  • November 24, 2015
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Nov 19

ToyLabs makes STEM fun with its DIY, solar-powered airplane

Digital Trends By Kelly Hodgkins Your kids will be able to build, launch, learn, and fly with the new Volta Flyer, a solar-powered toy airplane designed by educational toy maker ToyLabs. Unlike other DIY airplane kits, the Volta Flyer mixes a bit of science into the fun, allowing children to learn... read more →
  • November 19, 2015
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Nov 18

This Solar-Powered Plane Doesn’t Come With Batteries and Doesn’t Need ‘Em

Toyland gizmodo by Andrew Liszewski A few years ago the Volta Racer—a solar-powered electric toy car—helped educate kids about the virtues of harnessing the sun’s energy. The Volta Flyerdoes the same thing, except that it’s able to take to the skies after just 90 seconds of soaking up the sun’s... read more →
  • November 18, 2015
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Nov 17

The Volta Flyer Puts Our Childhood Paper Planes To Shame

Ubergizmo by Tyler Lee Admit it, at some point in time when we were children, we’ve all built planes out of paper. Some of us might be terrible at it, while some of us have successfully created paper planes that can traverse great distances. However fast forward to today, it... read more →
  • November 17, 2015
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Nov 17

Volta Flyer is a solar-powered build-it-yourself toy plane

engadget by Mariella Moon Kids have much, much fancier toys to play with these days. The Volta Flyer is one of them: it works kind of like a paper plane, except it's made of sturdier materials and has a solar panel to keep it flying for at least 30 seconds. If... read more →
  • November 17, 2015
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Nov 16

Volta Flyer is made to teach kids about solar-powered flight

Gizmag article by Ben Coxworth Whether they've been crossing the English Channel, traversing the Alps, or attempting to fly around the world, solar-powered planes have been in the news a lot this year. While the aircraft are certainly fascinating and inspiring, there's no way that most of would ever be able... read more →
  • November 16, 2015
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Mar 31

Volta Racers at the Carnegie Science Center

The Carnegie Science Center recently selected ToyLab’s Volta Racer to help teach kids about renewable energy and STEM topics. Carnegie has integrated the Volta Racer into live demonstrations during their Energy Show (a live theater presentation all about energy education), and within the museum’s Energy Zone NETL exhibits. Visitors interact... read more →
  • March 31, 2015
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