Wheels from left to right: The large yellow wheel with rubber tire is from the Zoob Jr Zoomer set. The parts in these sets are 4 inches long. Wheel diameter is about 3 inches. Large gray wheel with rubber tire is from the Dragster set. The diameter of the wheel is 3 inches. The small wheel with a rubber tire is a wheel you can find in some car Zoob sets. Its diameter (with the bumps on the wheel) is 2 inches. The last wheel on the right is a clone from the ZZ Toys company. Its diameter is 1 inch, just rough plastic, no rubber…
Back in 1997, inventor Michael Grey introduced Zoob, a toy inspired by the science of motion and organism development. Zoob represents an acronym for Zoology, Ontology, Ontogeny, and Botany. Each set has rod-like pieces with joint balls and sockets on their ends. Each of these balls has small bumps on its surface. So the joints can both move and stay in a certain position if you need them to.
This innovative toy features a ball and socket connection system, mimicking the natural movement and design found in people, animals, and machines. With just five basic shapes, Zoob offers 20 different ways to connect them together.
Zoob building sets have won awards because they’re different from regular building blocks. They use plastic pieces that snap together, like gears and joints. With these simple pieces, you build all kinds of objects, limited only by your imagination. After you build something with Zoob, you can actually play with it. The pieces were will move after assembly, so you can have fun with the toys you create.
