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A genuine Arduino Uno plus 37 components for every build.
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You’re not just buying a kit. You’re buying 25 weeks of real engineering.
A guided Arduino curriculum and the parts to build it — taught the way you’d teach a kid woodworking. By the final lesson, they’ll have built a working RFID door lock from raw components and written the code that runs it.
- Gets them off screens and into hands-on building
- Learn coding and electronics
- No experience needed.
- Lifetime access + support from real engineers
$149
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Most “STEM toys” are toys. This isn’t.
Most kits help kids copy a build. Techbotics helps them understand it — from the circuit they wire to the code that makes it run.
This is real Arduino: the same open platform used by makers, university students, and engineers. Kids wire circuits, write code, test sensors, and debug hardware themselves.
“By Week 5, they’re not playing with a toy. They’re writing C++ that controls hardware they wired themselves.”
What parents keep sending us.
How it works
Here’s what happens next.
They open the curriculum.
Follow video, wiring, and code walkthroughs at their own pace.
25 weeks · lifetime course access
They get stuck. We help.
Send a photo when they’re stuck. A real engineer replies within one business day.
Lifetime engineering support
Inside the curriculum See what they’ll build
One project at a time, at their own pace. Course access and engineering support do not expire.
Here's what this usually costs elsewhere.
- A 4-day coding camp$1,400
- 3 months of private tutoring$1,200
- 3 months of coding classes$900
$149once
Lifetime access + forever support.
Customer Reviews
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Jul 2026
★★★★★
My daughter usually loses interest in toys quickly, but she keeps coming back to this one.
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Jun 2026
★★★★★Real parts, not a toy
I wouldn't call this a toy. Real Arduino, real code — my son is actually learning how the circuits work instead of just snapping plastic pieces together. Alot of value for what you pay.
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Jun 2026
★★★★★
My son opened it after dinner and stayed at the table for over an hour. He was so proud when the lights finally turned on.
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Jun 2026
★★★★★the only one he didn't abandon
we've tried like 3 other kits and they all ended up in a drawer. this is the only one that didn't. he's on week 12 and still asks to do the next one. the weekly lessons are what did it i think
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Jun 2026
★★★★★
My granddaughter loves anything involving science, so this was a big hit. I helped her with the wiring, but she figured out most of it herself.
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Jun 2026
★★★★☆Was nervous, didn't need to be
I know NOTHING about electronics so I figured I'd have to be the teacher. I don't — it teaches him. Only reason it's 4 stars is a part was missing from our box, but they shipped a replacement fast.
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Techbotics Academy · replied
Sorry about the missing sensor, Sarah — glad the replacement reached you fast. Every box is hand-checked now, and you can always reach a real engineer at support@techbotics.academy.
May 2026
★★★★★
The box has a lot more components than I expected. My son has already completed several projects and now wants to create his own.
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May 2026
★★★★★best gift i've gotten him
bought for my grandson two states away. he facetimed me the day it arrived to show me the first thing he built!! made my week
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May 2026
★★★★★
My daughter asked to bring it to the kitchen table every night this week. That says everything.
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May 2026
★★★★★He explains it to ME now
what got me is he comes and explains how the thing he built works, and he actually understands it. he used to just watch other kids build stuff on youtube. big difference
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May 2026
★★★★★
Perfect rainy-day activity. It kept both of my kids busy and away from their screens for most of the afternoon.
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Apr 2026
★★★★★Five Stars
Kid loves it. Shipped fast, well packaged.
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Apr 2026
★★★★★
I was worried it might be too advanced, but the projects build up gradually. My 9-year-old started with the LED and is now working on the LCD display. He has learned a lot about circuits, patience, and problem-solving. Fixing the wiring mistakes became part of the fun.
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Apr 2026
★★★★★keeps him busy for hours
grandson is 9 and this keeps him busy for HOURS, no screen in sight. kind of wish i had something like this when i was a kid honestly
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Apr 2026
★★★★☆
Great hands-on kit for my 10-year-old. The projects feel challenging without being overwhelming.
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Mar 2026
★★★★★No sneaky subscription
Got burned by one of those monthly STEM boxes that quietly kept charging my card. This is one payment and done. The projects just sit in his account, no deadline, no renewals. Thank you.
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Mar 2026
★★★★★
Bought this for my grandson's birthday. He immediately started sorting all the parts and building the first project.
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Mar 2026
★★★★★cheaper than the camp lol
we paid like $400 for a one week coding camp last summer that he forgot by september. this has kept my 12 yo going for months and he actually keeps what he builds. way better value imo
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Feb 2026
★★★★★
We built the distance sensor together over the weekend. A few mistakes along the way, but that made it even more rewarding when it worked.
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Feb 2026
★★★★☆wish it shipped faster, but great
took about 10 days to arrive which felt long since he was so excited. once it came though he's been obsessed. we did kiwico before and it didnt stick — this one did. the door lock project was a big moment for him
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Techbotics Academy · replied
Thanks Rachel — we hear you on the wait. We've since moved to next-business-day dispatch to cut that down. So glad the door lock was a big moment for him!
The questions parents actually ask.
How does the program actually work?
Your kit ships the next business day — free worldwide — with 38 components (Arduino Uno R3, breadboard, sensors, motors, displays, jumper wires) for all 25 weeks. Everything else runs from a web-based learning portal: two video walkthroughs to start, then 25 weekly projects with wiring diagrams, full code, and line-by-line explanations. Stuck on a circuit? They send a photo and an electronics engineer replies within one business day — forever.
What exactly is in the kit?
A complete Arduino electronics lab — 38 components, every one mapped to a project, no filler:
- Brain & power — a genuine Arduino Uno R3, USB cable, and a 9V battery connector
- Breadboard & wiring — a full-size breadboard, 40 jumper wires, header pins, and a resistor pack (220Ω / 1kΩ / 10kΩ)
- Lights & displays — 15 LEDs (red / green / yellow), an RGB LED, a 1602 LCD, 4-digit and 1-digit 7-segment displays, and an 8×8 LED matrix
- Controls & input — 4 push buttons, a 4×4 keypad, a joystick, a potentiometer, tilt switches, and an IR remote + receiver
- Sensors — DHT11 temperature & humidity, an LM35 temp sensor, plus water-level, sound, and light sensors
- Motors & sound — a 9g servo, a stepper motor with driver board, and active + passive buzzers
- Advanced modules — an RC522 RFID reader (your Week 25 door lock), a 5V relay, a real-time clock, and a 74HC595 shift register
What age is this for?
Same answer as woodworking or learning guitar — there isn't really one. It's built for complete beginners from around age 8 up to adults; plenty of parents and grandparents build alongside their kid. If your kid can read and follow steps, they can do this.
Do I need to know anything about electronics or coding?
No. The curriculum teaches everything from "what is an LED" to "here's the C++ code that controls it." Zero experience assumed.
What computer do they need?
Lessons load on any phone, tablet, or computer. Programming has to be done from a Windows or Mac computer (or Linux) — the Arduino IDE is free. iPhones and iPads can't be used for programming — that's an Arduino limitation, not ours.
Is this a subscription? Do I need to finish in 25 weeks?
No to both. $149 one-time. No monthly billing, no auto-renewal, no expiry on access. You can take longer or go faster — the pace is yours.
How is this different from a $40 Arduino kit on Amazon?
You're not buying a guitar. You're buying guitar lessons that come with a guitar. A structured 25-week curriculum, line-by-line code explanations, troubleshooting walkthroughs, and direct access to an electronics engineer when you're stuck.
How much time does it take each week?
There's no set schedule. Some kids do four projects in a weekend; others do one every couple of weeks. A session is usually 20–40 minutes — it fits around school, not on top of it. Nothing expires, so they go at their own pace.
Is it safe? Does your child need to solder?
No soldering. Every part plugs into a solderless breadboard by hand. It runs on low-voltage USB power — the same as a phone charger — nothing plugs into a wall socket and there's nothing hot. Safe for ages 8 and up.
Open it. Use it. If it's not the real deal, send it back.
Open the box. Let your kid try the first three projects. If it doesn't click — for them, for you, for any reason at all — send it back within 30 days for a full refund.
Used. Opened. Missing pieces. Doesn't matter.
25 weeks from now, your kid will have built something real.
An Arduino-powered RFID door lock. From raw components. Wired and coded by them. Plus 24 builds of skill they collected on the way there.
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