Introduced in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to locomotives using metal beams, gears, and motors. Dubbed “the toy that ...

Monomoy High School students will showcase their engineering skills on Saturday as they compete alongside 24 teams from Massachusetts in an international VEX robotics competition.

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“It’s above my pay grade.” His hope is that the erector-set of metal grandstands are torn down and replaced with a curved stadium concourse. “We’ve got to figure out whether bathrooms ...

Many a modern plastic toy has been based on the original metal Erector Sets, which were first sold in 1913. Kids loved putting together the sets of metal beams, bolts and nuts, building whatever they ...

Decades before toy stores were endless aisles of plastic, Erector Sets gave kids hours of fun. Created in 1913, they consisted of metal beams of various sizes, nuts and bolts that kids could build ...

Origami Solar CEO Gregg Patterson believes PV module frames are set for a rapid transition from aluminium to steel.

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

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Amazon (2) My 6-year-old son is a complete brick fiend, and I honestly get a little jealous seeing the engaged fun he has building Lego sets. His favorites are colorful builds with moving parts ...