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Automoblox

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Automoblox is a brand name of a wooden car construction toy designed by Patrick Calello and produced by Automoblox Company, LLC of Cranford, New Jersey.[1] The toy consists of wooden car body sections with patented plastic interconnects,[2] polycarbonate wheels and rubber tires, plastic passengers and polycarbonate screens. Each car can be disassembled into its component parts and re-assembled, parts from different cars can be combined to let children design their own models. It is very commonly used to teach CAD[3] They have also been noted for their extensive use in the PLTW program.[4]

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  1. ^ "About Us". Automoblox. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. ^ Euvrard, Frédéric (9 June 2009). "AUTOMOBLOX : Enfin un constructeur dévoile une gamme complète non polluante et entièrement recyclable !" [AUTOMOBLOX: Finally a manufacturer unveils a complete non-polluting and fully recyclable range!] (in French). Blog Automobile. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Pour aider à la non pollution les véhicules sont construits avec des chassis-carrosseries monobloc en bois issu de forêts contrôlées et labelisée FSC, le vitrage , le pavillon sont réalisé à partir de platique recyclé qui sera, en fin de vie de l'auto, recyclable.
  3. ^ "Automoblox Originals". Automoblox. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. ^ "Automoblox Kit for PLTW". Automoblox. Archived from the original on 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2015-03-22.