You can find the round red piece in the ZOOB Traveler travel set or in the huge ZOOB 500 set. There are 4 of these round pieces and they form a building platform when inserted into the lid. The diameter of the circle is 3 inches and ithas 13 holes. It easily forms a wheel or a shield – but in this case a mushroom was built.
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 has a ball and socket connection system, mimicking the natural movement and design of 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, to build all kinds of objects. The options are limited only by your imagination. After you build something with a set like ZOOB Traveler, you can actually play with it – the pieces were designed to move after being assembled, so you can have fun with the toys you create.
Zoobs are great for helping children improve their fine motor skills. The pieces are small enough to easily manipulate and put them together, but they’re not too tiny like some other toys, so it’s easier for kids who find small objects tricky.
