Hi, crafty friends! I’m so happy to share my project here. I’d like to send you a happy spring fresh air with this card. You open this card, the rabbit and mouse will jump up with the trampoline! When you would like to celebrate someone’s birthday, this card makes her or him happy surely! I […]
What Will You Find in the Sky on the Holiday Season’s Night?
Hi, crafty friends! It’s Yukiko I here again.How are you doing? We haven’t seen a long time with our family or friends. It is an awful life for us.I hope that you find something happy and can make your day bright. I made this card for this month’s project. A polar bear found something in […]
Chibitronics at Pathfinders Winter Institute 2021
Chibitronics will be back at Infosys Pathfinders for Winter Institute 2021! Never been to Pathfinders? This three-day event will be an engaging computer science and maker education professional development experience for K-12 public teachers. Teachers can choose from 18 different computer science and maker education courses. All K-12 US public school teachers from all disciplines […]
Chibitronics at CSTA 2020
Chibitronics will be presenting at this year’s Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Virtual Conference. Want to join us? See all the details below. When: July 13-14, 2020 (Registration is open until July 8!) Where: Online! Find out more and register here. What: We’ll be presenting two sessions – 5 Stories from the Land of Paper […]
Astrawlogy
Astrawlogy By Red Hong Yi Astrawlogy explores the materials side of computational media through blending handcrafted circuitry with 27,000 translucent drinking straws. It is an interactive installation showcasing the relationship with constellations utilizing translucent straws and Chibitronics LED stickers to emit light at various intensities. Project Webpage: http://redhongyi.com/portfolio/astrawlogy/#prettyPhoto Image Gallery About the Artist Red Hong […]
Illuminated Origami
Illuminated Origami By Michael Shannon These origami works are playfully augmented with light and interactive circuitry. Illuminating different folding techniques with light, such as shining through crumpled layered paper and sharp creases, creates beautiful textures and lines on the paper while adding dynamic elements. You can find many more great images, videos and even unfolded […]
About Our Products
About Our Products Chibitronics makes toolkits and resources that blend craft with technology. These include peel-and-stick components; aka circuit stickers! We also make a paper-friendly microcontroller called the Chibi Chip. To accompany these materials, we have tutorial books in both print and digital form full of creative projects that help introduce electronics and coding. You […]
Love To Code Lessons Outline
Love to Code Lesson Guide OverviewMaterials, Tools & TemplatesBuying GuidePreparation/SetupLessonsEducational Standards Overview Grades: Can be adapted for grades 3-12. The lessons below are intended to build skills that students can apply to a larger project goal.Estimated Time (per lesson): 45 minStudents will learn: * Programming concepts including variables, conditional statements, loops, and multithreading; * Techniques for crafting […]
Things Connected Switches Lesson Plan
How Are Things Connected? Switches Lesson Plan OverviewMaterials, Tools & TemplateKey ConceptsInstructionsWrap-UpProject GalleryEducation Standards Overview Grades: Elementary (Grade 3+)Estimated Time: 180 minsLesson Objectives: Build circuits with DIY paper switches. Design an interactive light-up paper project. Learn how a switch works. Make interactive light-up projects with LED lights and DIY switches and represent things that are […]
DIY Switch Tutorial
Chapter 3: DIY Switch Overview Make your circuit even more interactive by adding a switch to control your lights. Follow the video tutorial below to learn how make your own DIY switch! We will be using Template 3 from the Circuit Sticker Sketchbook. Materials 1 LED Circuit Sticker 3V coin cell battery binder clip conductive copper tape with […]
Templates
Downloadable Templates Simple Circuit Template Parallel Circuit Template DIY Switch Template Blinking Slide Switch Template DIY Pressure Sensor Simple Blank Card Template Simple Card Template (w/Circuit Explanation) Logic Templates with Cartoon Characters Circuit Sticker Sketchbook Effects Template Interactive Flashcard Template Robot Template Animating Card Template Name Tag Template
Circuit Sketchbook
The Circuit Sticker Sketchbook Learn the basics of circuits and electronics with our interactive sketchbook, written by our inventor, Jie Qi. This book includes 5 project templates, including simple circuit, parallel circuit, DIY switch, blinking slide switch, DIY pressure sensor. The Circuit Sticker Sketchbook is made available under a CC BY-NC-SA-4.0 license. This means you are free […]