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Who are Chibitronics?

Who are Chibitronics? they make circuit stickers and other tools for paper circuits, which blends circuit building and programming with arts and crafts.  It’s a friendly way to learn, design and create your own electronics. They also have introduced the Love to Code range – an easy way to learning programming  

Chibitronics copper tape

Getting started with copper tape

Getting started with copper tape and how to use copper tape easily.  Chibitronics show you how to use conductive copper tape successfully in your projects. Copper foil tape comes in two forms: with conductive adhesive and with non-conductive adhesive. You can order copper foil tape with conductive adhesive online here.  Copper tape with non-conductive adhesive…

Teknikio activating origami penguin

Teknikio – Moving Origami Penguin

New Teknikio products available from Light Stitches Teknikio inventive kits for young people.  My first project was to use the Teknikio origami set.  The pack includes origami paper, motion board, tape and battery holder with full instructions. My quick review is “the Teknikio origami penguin is easy to do great fun and it moves easily by…