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24 alternatives to Marble Run DIY Waterwheel Toy

Stylish Rokr Wooden Model Building Block Kits Assembly Toy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Marble Run DIY Waterwheel Toy launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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I've built a tiny hand-held keyboard▲411
I bet you didn't knew you can use modelling clay (as opposed to 3d printing) to make nice devices by hand :)
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Classic DIY Movable 3D Car▲10
Wooden Model Building Kit Assembly Toy Gift for Children
2021 · its alternatives →
3
Roons – Mechanical Computer Kit▲203
I built a mechanical computer kit: https://whomtech.com/show-hn tl;dr: it's a cellular automaton on a "loom" of alternating bars, using contoured tiles to guide marbles through logic gates. It's not just "Turing complete, job done"; I've tried to make it actually practical. Devices are compact, e.g. you can fit a binary adder into a 3cm square. It took me nearly two years and dozens of different approaches. There's a sequence of interactive tutorials to try out, demo videos, and a janky simulator. I've also sent out a few prototype kits and have some more ready to go. Please…
2025 · whomtech.com · its alternatives →
4
Flybrix▲112
A crash-friendly, rebuildable drone made from Lego bricks
2016 · flybrix.com · its alternatives →
5
WooBots by Bamloff▲132
Transformable wooden robots
2015 · bamloff.com · its alternatives →
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Marble by World Labs▲130
Better lighting and larger scales for 3D world generation
Nov 2025 · marble.worldlabs.ai · its alternatives →
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Pok Pok Playroom▲91
Handcrafted toys for kids to spark creativity & learning
2021 · playpokpok.com · its alternatives →
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BrickLink▲166
Showcase, buy, and sell custom LEGO models
2014 · moc.bricklink.com · its alternatives →
9
BrickSolvr▲80
Turn any 3D model into a buildable brick design
Jul 2026 · bricksolvr.com · its alternatives →
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Toybox - Open Beta Edition▲136
3D print your own toys
2017 · its alternatives →
11
KT2 Kungfu Turtle Robot▲129
The broke man's Boston dynamics
2024 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Toy Maker by AstroPrint▲127
3D print toys in your living room
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
13
An isometric marble run build in CoffeeScript▲141
Elegance in Every Detail
2011 · marbleo.us · its alternatives →
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Build a robot with the $9 C.H.I.P. Computer▲130
How to Make a CHIP Robot. In this tutorial we walk you through how to build and make a C.H.I.P. robot with the $9 Computer.
2016 · dexterindustries.com · its alternatives →
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SwapBots▲77
Augmented reality toys for creative play
2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Toyish Labs▲79
Ever-changing toy for creative kids
2017 · toyishlabs.com · its alternatives →
17
Tubey▲115
Your own personal car dealership mini flailing tube desk toy
2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
18
Herokins▲63
A smart toy for kids
2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Bakiwi▲69
The fabulous DIY walking robot kit
2021 · its alternatives →
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Woody Wheel▲56
A silly and fun game where you have to smash wooden balls
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Roll the Cube Toy▲71
Roll the cube toy, match shapes & collect gems
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Bell Cycles▲69
Front wheel drive + compact bicycle that comes as a kit.
2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Magik Play▲82
Merges real wooden toys with kids educational apps
2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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BeeBot Kit▲6
DIY wooden puzzle drone build kit
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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