Little circuits. Big curiosity.
CircuitCubs is building hands-on kits and toys where kids wire up real lights, sounds and sensors, and a friendly AI helper explains what just happened and what to try next.
The idea
How a CircuitCubs kit works
Three steps we're designing every kit around. Real parts first, the AI helper second.
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Build it
Real parts sized for small hands: lights, buzzers, motors, buttons and sensors that click together without soldering or loose wires.
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Ask it
Stuck, or just curious? Kids ask the AI helper why the light blinked or the motor stopped. It answers in words that fit their age and nudges them toward the fix instead of handing it over.
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Grow it
Projects start with a single blinking light and grow into night-lights, music boxes and tiny robots as kids gain confidence.
Parts list
What goes into every kit
Not components this time. These are the things we won't compromise on while we design.
- Hands first, screens second
- The kit is the toy. Any screen or voice is there to help, never to hold attention.
- Private by design
- Children's data is not a business model. The AI helper should know only what it needs to answer the question in front of it.
- One real idea per project
- Each build teaches something true and transferable: how current flows, cause and effect, a first taste of code.
- Grown-ups welcome
- Parents and teachers can follow along and help without being engineers themselves.
Where we are
We're just getting started.
CircuitCubs is an early-stage project. We're sketching the first kits and working out what makes a project fun to build and easy to understand. If you're a parent, teacher or tinkerer who'd like to help shape it, we'd love to hear from you.