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Friendly robot

36 pieces 14 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The arms, legs and head are fixed; they do not bend or turn.

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A LITTLE PREPARATION

Gather your pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures; keep useful contrasts, such as a light belly against a dark body.

36pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 14

Turn the green base plate across the table. Place two blue long feet on it, leaving two stud columns between them.

Turn the green base plate across the table. Place two blue long feet on it, leaving two stud columns between them. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 14

Add a blue curved toe to each foot, one row in from the back.

Add a blue curved toe to each foot, one row in from the back. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 14

Stand a yellow round leg on the flat part of each curved foot.

Stand a yellow round leg on the flat part of each curved foot. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 14

Turn an orange wide plate across the legs to make the hips.

Turn an orange wide plate across the legs to make the hips. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 14

Centre two yellow long bricks across the hips, side by side.

Centre two yellow long bricks across the hips, side by side. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 14

Add a blue wide plate across the waist, lined up with the hip plate.

Add a blue wide plate across the waist, lined up with the hip plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 14

Make the first body layer with six squares. Use orange for the front middle button and blue around it.

Make the first body layer with six squares. Use orange for the front middle button and blue around it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 14

Add a second body layer with six square bricks. Put a yellow brick at the front middle, directly above the orange button, and blue bricks in the other five places.

Add a second body layer with six square bricks. Put a yellow brick at the front middle, directly above the orange button, and blue bricks in the other five places. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 14

Turn the yellow long plate across the shoulders. It overhangs by one stud column at each side.

Turn the yellow long plate across the shoulders. It overhangs by one stud column at each side. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 14

Make two raised arms with orange round bricks, one at each end of the shoulder plate. Add a yellow square neck in the centre.

Make two raised arms with orange round bricks, one at each end of the shoulder plate. Add a yellow square neck in the centre. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
11

STEP 11 OF 14

Centre the cream square plate on the neck for the head base.

Centre the cream square plate on the neck for the head base. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
12

STEP 12 OF 14

Make the head with four square bricks: two blue bricks at the back and two cream bricks at the front for the face.

Make the head with four square bricks: two blue bricks at the back and two cream bricks at the front for the face. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
13

STEP 13 OF 14

Give each raised arm a blue curved hand.

Give each raised arm a blue curved hand. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
14

STEP 14 OF 14

Finish the head with two red double-curved bricks turned across it.

Finish the head with two red double-curved bricks turned across it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Invent a robot greeting. Give it one pretend job to do. Take turns making a short sequence of robot sounds.

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