Gigantic Marbles Run System & Fischertechnik News @ Spielwarenmesse 2024 - E-Tec, Universal Pro/Max

At the Spielwarenmesse (Toy Fair) 2024 I once again looked at some interesting new construction kits at the Fischertechnik booth. Jochen Kaupp, the company's product developer, first explained to me the E-Tec construction kit, which consists of 113 parts. With this, children aged 8 and over can set up and explore eleven different experiments with simple electrical circuits under guidance.
Then you can see two new universal construction sets of different sizes and three expansion sets for the “Marble Competition” marble run system.
In the last three minutes, a gigantic marble run combination can be seen and experienced. It consists of several Marble Competition Sets and four TXT 4.0 Controller automation units. The automatic starting unit for the marble run is a 5-axis robot. Then there is a larger marble run and then the marbles are transported further with an Omni-Wheel vehicle. The balls are then transferred to a second vehicle, which drives up a narrow ramp. Finally, the balls reach a marble track with an electronically controlled checkered flag.
The video consists of the following sections, which can also be directly selected in the timeline using the mouse:
00:00 Welcome Jochen Kaupp, Fischertechnik
00:21 Review: 15 euro entry-level building sets
00:50 E-Tec - 11 electrical circuits
01:45 including smartphone holder with alarm system
02:35 Universal Pro - entry-level construction kit
03:05 including paper airplane shooting ramp, painting machine
03:47 Universal Max with 330 parts
04:08 including racing cars with steering knuckle steering
04:30 including forestry grab, toggle press
05:08 Marble Competition Booster (Supplement)
07:00 Marble Competition Sound (sound tubes)
07:48 Marble Competition Battle (Chicanes)
08:08 The four chicanes set up in the marble run
09:16 Marble Competition in practice (demonstration)
09:50 Marble Competition Booster in practice
10:10 Combination with 4 x TXT 4.0 controllers
10:35 Explanation of the gigantic marble run
11:31 Gigantic marble run combination in action
12:41 Farewell
Further information about the manufacturer:
www.fischertechnik.de/en

[@Bubensteyn]

Ich habe vor zig Jahren sehr viel durch solche Baukästen gelernt.

[@rwymann]

Vor 50 Jahren bekam ich von meinen Grosseltern auf jede Weihnacht und Geburtstag einen Fischertechnik Kasten zum Erweitern. Wir hatten damals in Basel einen Fischertechnikladen, was wirklich "gefährlich" war :-D Heute baue ich an einer interaktiver Kugelbahn aus Fischertechnik mit all der neuen coolen Elektronik und Robotik die geboten wird. Ich hoffe das Fischertechnik sich noch viel mehr im Markt etablieren wird und nie verschwinden wird.