Bring home a kit and try out some new technology! Kits go out for 3 weeks, with no holds and no renewals. The kits are located in our makerspace, the Collaboratory on the 2nd floor.
Cubelets
Build simple robots with Cubelet blocks! You don’t need to know how to code or wire to construct robots with Cubelets. Snap the robot blocks together and the magnetic faces do the rest.
Little Bits
LittleBits are an excellent introductin to coding, with color-coded electronic building blocks that are magnetic and reusable.
MaKey MaKey
MaKey MaKey is an invention kit which allows you to turn conductive items into touchpads that can be recognized by your computer. Essentially, it’s a keyboard hack. MaKey MaKey lets you create new keyboard keys from everyday conductive objects, like fruits, Play-Doh, people, coins, aluminun foil, and more. Watch this video from the creators of MaKey MaKey.
Ozobots
Ozobot Bits gets kids coding and loving robots with the stroke of a marker. Customize, code with colors!