Setting Up Great Gizmos were kind enough to send me this Trash Robot set to try out and one to give away to 92three30 readers.
The Trash Robot uses household waste items as the basis for creating a robot, in fact a set makes 2 robots. This is like a bit like junk modelling, but with wheels that work and cool stickers/arms/eyes to add on to make your own robot character. You can use a plastic bottle, drinks can or carton (the size and sort that a pink of milk used to come in).
In Play I was impressed by how easy it was to construct the robot. Henry (at just turned 5) was able to put the base together almost 
unaided and without the assistance of the instructions. The googly eyes provided have sticky bits on the back – just peel off the backing (help from adult needed here). Googly eyes are often a bug bear of mine as they can be difficult to attach, but these were fine. There is a wide and generous array of stickers provided to decorate the robot and conveniently you can cut the sheet down the middle to provide a set for each robot.
What stopped play? Not much. Henry needed a minimal amount of adult help to create his robot. You might need to use something to anchor the bottle in the base, if your child wants to use it as a toy.
Overall This is a good quality crafting/science toy and would be suitable its advertised age group of 5+, but I would use for a younger age group too with more supervision.
I’m really pleased to be able to offer one to our readers. Usual 92three30 rules apply.
a big litre bottle x
My daughter is mad on creating stuff out of things we would normally recycle, since so many of her masterpieces are robots it would be a refreshing change to make one which was a little bit more realistic and that did something
I’d use an energy drink bottle
I would use a milk frijj bottle with the plastic off so he could carry on painting it if my nephew wanted to
I’d use a soft drinks bottle
Empty sparkling water bottle, I have loads of them and nothing to do with them. This would be perfect. x
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Empty water bottle! Thanks for the fab giveaway!
a diluet juice bottle
A 4 pint milk carton!
empty juice bottles
Wow, this takes recycling to a whole new level !
I think all our milk bottles have been turned into Muppets (thanks Cravendale !!) so it would have to be an orange juice bottle !
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lemonade bottles
An empty water bottle
I’d use an empty large plastic bottle.
I’d have to rummage through our recycling bag and see…I think a water bottle would be the best but we do tend to reuse these for tap water and also for milk to go with our flasks when we’re out picnicing. This is a great toy!
my boys would use a bottle from the recycling box and most of their lego and playmobil to make their robot, they would be there for hours with designing it.
A big water bottle!
empty water bottle …ive got loads of them!!!
toilet roll holders
Would leave the decisions to my Einstein grandchild in a Nan and grandchild bonding session
I’d use lots of bubble wrap so it would keep making popping sounds as it moved
White plastic milk bottle
My son would probably use a milk bottle
I’d use toilet rolls – the cardboard bit lol, not the tissue
It’d have to be lots of sticky backed plastic, with a couple of yoghurt pots with pipe cleaners for arms and antenna!!!
I’ll be looking to turn empty easter egg cartons for my robot.
an empty juice bottle
My lad would use an empty juice bottle
empty juice bottles
A soft drinks bottle, I am getting through far too many at the moment!
I’d use an empty water bottle.
A small water bottle
I would use a 2l plastic pop bottle and the children to make the robot
A water bottle (I gave up pop).
an empty juice bottle
Lemonade bottle
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a cola can
this is fantastic!! I would be raiding my recycling bin for sure I see all my water bottles getting an exciting new lease of life!
I would use a Fruit Shoot bottle, always a few in the fridge.
Pepsi max bottle – I’m a bit addicted.
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empty water bottle , a square one !
I’d use a green 2l plastic water bottle.
an empty smoothie bottle
junk mail
i would use old bathroom parts
Plastic bottles, toilet rolls, paper mache and tin foil.
My 1 litre soda water bottles!
milk bottle x
Egg cartons and newspapers !
could i use a yogurt pot? or a ribena bottle?
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I’d use a small water bottle
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I’d use an empty small soft drink bottle, would try and find a coloured one to give the robot some colour.
Empty washing up liquid bottle – old school craft!
Good luck all x
Fairy washing up bottle
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I’d use a empty drinks bottle
I would use a soft drink bottle
I would use an empty water bottle
a small drinks bottle
I would use a small empty water bottle, what a fab idea xxx
I think a washing up bottle would work well xx
coke bottle – because there is always one around the house
A washing up liquid bottle
we go through milk like anything in this house, so it would probably be a milk bottle. this idea is great as it shows young children about recycling and how things we throw away get used in different ways. looks like a great way to have a fun afternoon with the children.
I would use an empty bottle of Tizer.
plastic water bottle
Probably use a small squash bottle, have loads of them!
I think we have one of those old metal drinks bottles that is a little battered…. that would make a fabulous Robot body!
I would use an empty water bottle
I would use a small empty water bottle
Plastic bottle
i would use an empty water bottle-we always have loads in our house
I think an old washing up liquid bottle would be ideal
Empty sparkling water bottle.
Lego:)
I would use an empty pop bottle
small plastic coke bottle or the milk cartons, as we recycle these
i would use an empty egg box, for a bumpy robot! lol great competition good luck all
I would use an empty washing up bottle
Washing up liquid bottle
I’d use a chunky orange juice bottle for maximum impact
A squash bottle – we get through LOADS!
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I would use my old fairy liquid bottle, It is a old looking one so it will look like things i use to make with them 35 years ago
I would use a soft drink bottle
I’d use a empty drinks bottle
i would use a water bottle
i would use a tin can of some kind and collect other cool items that we are about to recycle.
We recycle like mad at home and I have a stash of plastic bottles of all shapes and sizes in a box under the stairs for the children’s junk modelling, so I would let the children choose one of those.
I would use a Washing up Liquid bottle. They came in handy for a lot of things when I was a child
I would use an empty drinks bottle
empty shower gel bottle
Being a family of 5 we have tons of recycling, so we could use plastic bottles / milk cartons / milk bottle lids / pop bottle lids / toilet or kitchen roll tubes / and other bits and bobs which there are plenty of lying around the house! In fact, we have a cupboard in the hall where we keep all sorts of things that the little ones could use for craft activities, from pom-poms, scraps of material, pipe-cleaners, googly eyes, millions of buttons…..
i would use a small water bottle so i could decorate how i like:-)
Toilet rolls are useful for everything, including robot making
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I like the look of the robot on the box that’s made from a tin or metal can so I would use one of those.
@MrsWebster147
Probably an empty juice bottle.
I would use an orange carton. I have never seen a robot made from a carton before – always bottles. It would then be a case of raiding the craft box to decorate. Brilliant for a rainy day.
i’d use a pespi max bottle
I’d use an empty Sodastream concentrate bottle as it is an unusual shape with a bit of a “waist” in the middle!
I would use a water bottle
milk bottle cos those are the only bottles we have!
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i would use an empty drinks bottle
I’d use an empty water bottle
Has to be an empty washing up bottle!
empty bottles
An empty diet pepsi bottle (I’m a bit of an addict:)) x
it has got to be a tin can!
empty water bottle
I would use a metal dustbin
Old bottle of juice
Pop bottle
A dustbin and a weasel brain.
I would use a bottle but my son wants to use empty storage box!
I would use an empty box and some paints, string cans together to make arms and I would put bottle tops on it for buttons!
id use an empty coke bottle
empty share size diet coke bottle or sports size water bottle
empty plastic bottle – we always have loads of those @MummyFever
empty washing up bottle
empty water bottle is what I would use
I’d use an empty clear plastic drink bottle, love the effect of the robot being transparent.
empty squash bottle
A TING bottle – great colour!
I’d use an empty drinks bottle…if I have any left over from making cloches for my veggies!
A large plastic pop bottle… x
an empty washing up liquid bottle
Empty bottles
i would use an empty plastic bottle
We would probably use an empty drinks bottle too
I would use a small empty plastic bottle
Go to the fridge and get me a cold one!
Probably empty water bottle
empty bottles
I would use and empty plastic drinks bottle
A fairy liquid washing up bottle (just like in blue peter)
Yogurt pots and toilet roll cardboard thingys x
I’d use a empty diet coke bottle!
an empty water bottle
robot looks brilliant!