Automoblox
{{Short description|Toy cars}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.automoblox.com/about-automoblox |title=About Us |publisher=Automoblox |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324060315/http://www.automoblox.com/about-automoblox |archive-date=2015-03-24 |url-status=dead }} The toy consists of wooden car body sections with patented plastic interconnects,{{cite web |url=https://blogautomobile.fr/automoblox-enfin-un-constructeur-devoile-une-gamme-complete-non-polluante-et-entierement-recyclable-6288 |title=AUTOMOBLOX : Enfin un constructeur dévoile une gamme complète non polluante et entièrement recyclable ! |last=Euvrard |first=Frédéric |language=French |trans-title=AUTOMOBLOX: Finally a manufacturer unveils a complete non-polluting and fully recyclable range! |publisher=Blog Automobile |date=9 June 2009 |access-date=27 December 2021 |quote=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.}} 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{{Cite web |url=http://www.automoblox.com/automoblox-originals.html |title=Automoblox Originals |publisher=Automoblox |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315022120/http://www.automoblox.com/automoblox-originals.html |archive-date=2015-03-15 |url-status=dead}} They have also been noted for their extensive use in the PLTW program.{{cite web|url=http://www.automoblox.com/automoblox-set.html |title=Automoblox Kit for PLTW |publisher=Automoblox |accessdate=2015-03-22 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313055141/http://www.automoblox.com/automoblox-set.html |archivedate=2015-03-13 }}