FamilyFun Magazine and Parents.com present ToyLabs’ Volta Racer with 2014 Top 10 Boredom Busters award! Volta Racers combine building, learning, and playing in one sweet ride. The recyclable foam-and-bamboo car parts assemble without tools, and the completed vehicles are powered by a flexible solar panel that works even in indirect... read more →
Dec
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Sep
20
The Sunswift solar car racing program at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia recently debuted their revolutionary new solar racer “eVe.” The eVe is aimed at demonstrating long-term ecological sustainability. The students who volunteer their efforts to Sunswift created eVe in the hopes of capturing another team... read more →
Sep
19
September 19, 2013 The University of New South Wales Sunswift Solar Racing team uses the Volta Racer and eVe to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers! The internationally recognized Sunswift solar car racing program (http://www.sunswift.com) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia recently debuted their... read more →
Aug
08
While there are already a number of solar-powered model cars on the market, Toylabs’ new Volta Racer is unique in a couple of ways – you put it together yourself, and it incorporates a flexible polycrystalline silicon solar panel. Although my days of playing with toy cars are behind me (sort of),... read more →
Apr
09
Volta Racers are pint-sized, solar powered DIY toys that are built for speed. Fueled by an on-board flexible solar panel, the cars require no batteries to juice-up the drive train. And with a chassis constructed of recyclable materials and an axle made of bamboo, this car is green… and modular to... read more →
Apr
09
Nerf showed the world that toys made from soft foam could survive a kid’s abuse for weeks, even months at a time. But guns and arrow-launching cannons aren’t particularly educational. So if you want your kids to learn a little something while they play, consider these foam Volta Racers which... read more →
Mar
27
When it comes to kids, they want toys and they don’t really care if it is battery operated or is running by a nuclear fuel cell. But once they get through the playing part, there is always the possibility of getting through to them with the technology by which these... read more →
Mar
24
By assembling the Volta Racer, kids will learn basic concepts and principles of solar electricity and mechanical engineering. The Volta Racer operates at normal and high speeds and can traverse various surfaces and terrains. The vehicle has a very unique feature: a flexible polycrystalline silicon solar cell. The curvature of... read more →
Mar
24
ToyLabs Inc. (Silicon Valley start-up) has unveiled the world’s first ever solar powered toy called Volta Racer having flexible polycrystalline silicon solar panel that captures sunlight to power up the toy. As a initiative to make children learn the advantages of green power and harnessing the sun’s energy to power... read more →
Mar
24
ToyLabs, Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up, specializes in toys and devices that teach kids the fundamental principles of science, electronics, and engineering through fun and play. The Volta Racer, the first solar motorcar powered by a flexible polycrystalline silicon solar cell, is packaged with all the prefabricated components necessary to... read more →