Touchable Art You Can Hold Today, we are spotlighting Helen Lin, a clever creator of colorful, touchable art meant to be explored with the hands. Helen first caught our eye when she shared her mind-blowing, electronic, risograph-printed pop-up book, Tela Specula. In her upcoming exhibition, to touch is to feel, Helen will be exhibiting Tela […]
Tech Tip: Use a Chibi Stencil to Plan, Trace, & Place
Stenciling Saves Time The revised version of our long-awaited Chibi Stencil has a lot of features that make it a valuable addition to any creator’s toolbox. Pretty in teal, this compact square stencil enables quick and easy sketching of our Circuit Sticker, Animating, Launchpad, and Through-Hole LEDs! But, in a pinch, it’s easy to tuck […]
Registration CLOSED for Summer Pathfinders 2026! Free Chibitronics Supplies & Hands-on PD for Teachers
Registration is now closed for Pathfinders 2026. We hope to see you in our course this year, or in a future session! Are you a US-based K-12 public or charter school teacher? Start with Art: Chibitronics Paper Circuits This summer, as part of Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2026, we are excited to be once again […]
Infosys Foundation USA Pathfinders Summer Institute 2026 Registration
Chibitronics is excited to be partnering with Infosys Foundation USA again this summer to offer public school teachers and public librarians in the United States FREE professional development for the Summer Pathfinders 2026 workshops! All participants will receive a FREE kit of materials (valued at over $400), including a Pathfinders Workshop Educator Set and a […]
Welcome to Chibitronics
Contents Pathfinders 2026 Summer Institute is now open for registration! Free virtual professional development and Chibitronics supplies for all participants. Paper Circuits Levels 1, 2, 3 Request a Sample Fill out the form for a free sample of our latest Launchpad batteries, Launchpad LEDs, and other Chibitronics products. Free shipping included within the United States! […]
NEW TOOL: Fully Updated Chibitronics Stencils are HERE!
Chibi Stencils are Here! The wait is finally over! Our updated Chibi Stencil, with footprints for our Animating, Launchpad, and Through-Hole LEDs, is now in stock! It even has outlines for our Launchpad Battery, Conductive Fabric Tape, Conductive Fabric Patch, and a Resistor Sticker! Use this handy stencil to take the guesswork out of your […]
Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs Intro Kit
Contents Launchpad LEDs Intro Kit Video Tutorials Project 1: Illuminated Name Tag Project 2: Light-Up Star Card Project 3: Light-Up Creature Puppet Products 2025 Chibitronics Product Catalog A list of our latest products with descriptions and pricing Browse New Products in our Shop Circuit Sketcher sketcher.chibitronics.com More Resources Educator’s Guide Our Educator’s Guide is a […]
Chibitronics Circuit Stickers Intro Kit
Contents Circuit Stickers Intro Kit Video Tutorials Project 1: Illuminated Illustration Project 2: Light-Up Cupcake Card Project 3: Light-Up Paper Helicopter Products 2025 Chibitronics Product Catalog A list of our latest products with descriptions and pricing Browse New Products in our Shop Circuit Sketcher sketcher.chibitronics.com More Resources Educator’s Guide Our Educator’s Guide is a comprehensive […]
Light-Up Mechanical Valentine Featuring Chibitronics LEDs & a Launchpad Battery
My latest tutorial for Chibitronics, a mechanical card with a Valentine’s Day theme, is a seasonal spin upon an earlier project, the Spooky Spider Diagonal Dissolve Card. Like its predecessor, the LEDs in this project are triggered by a lever (and a concealed reed switch and magnet combination). While I originally designed this mechanism in […]
Pixel Beating Heart Card with Chibitronics Red Fade Animating LED Stickers
Hi! Kathy Ceceri here, author of Paper Inventions (2nd Edition). Today I’m going to show you how to make a Pixel Beating Heart pop-up card using Chibitronics Animating Red Fade LED stickers. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day or any occasion! I designed the heart with pen on graph paper, scanned it into a simple graphics […]
Valentine Themed Diagonal Dissolve Card
Cards with Heart In this tutorial, featuring our Red Fade Animating LED stickers, Launchpad Battery, and a Reed Switch (Magnet On), I’ll show you how to make a mechanical card that reveals a concealed image whenever you move a lever. Tools & Materials Directions Light up a Mechanical Valentine Watch Video Related Categories Animating LED, […]
Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs Are Easy to Grip & Flip
Launchpad LEDs May Make You Flip We think you’ll flip for our new Launchpad LEDs! Because they are not backed with adhesive like our Circuit Sticker LEDs, our new Launchpad LEDs may be easily flipped around to shine through a hole from the back side of a piece of paper! Engraved polarity markings, visible on […]