STEM Hydraulics Maker Set

The Hydraulics STEM Maker Set is a reusable, open-ended building kit designed for schools, museum programmes, Maker Spaces and Tinkerer Labs. With 35 bases and enough materials for 30–50 students, it empowers learners to build everything from simple lifting mechanisms to complex robotic arms. Suitable for ages 6 to adult, it’s a versatile resource that grows with your programme.

Perfect for family drop-in sessions, school workshops, and engineering outreach events, this intuitive set makes it easy to explore engineering concepts, simple machines, bridges, hydraulics and more. It works equally well for short 30-minute sessions or longer classes of up to two hours. ideal for libraries, Girl Guides/Scouts groups, and community STEM activities.

Developed in collaboration with a leading science museum in California, the Maker Set has been field-tested and is now used in Maker Spaces worldwide. It’s a low-tech yet highly creative resource that delivers years of hands-on STEM learning.

Ideal for STEM programmes covering:

• Levers and simple machines

• Design and technology

• Engineering and invention

• Fluid studies

• Science fair activities

• Engineering design process

• Forces and motion