Speedbumps for Electricity Did you know that different colors of LEDs require different amounts of power to turn on? This is especially true for bare through-hole LEDs (the ones with legs). In this post, you’ll learn how to use Chibitronics NEW Resistor Stickers to act as speedbumps to slow down the flow of electricity in […]
Introducing NEW Chibitronics Through-Hole LEDs and Resistor Stickers
Chibitronics now carries NEW learner-friendly Through-Hole LEDs and easy-to-use Resistor Stickers! After hearing stories about educators using through-hole LEDs with their students to cut costs and encourage rapid prototyping, we’re excited to introduce two new products that will make this practice easier and even more educational! The Long and Short of It Through-hole LEDs (the […]
Tech Tip: Try Circuit Sketcher for Prototyping Your 3D Build
PopUpTober Meets Circuit Sketcher In anticipation of PopUpTober, we’re demonstrating a way to create a virtual model that may help speed up the production of your 3D ideas, including pop-up cards! Circuit Sketcher (our NEW Digital Design Software) is a digital design tool that allows you to experiment and play virtually with paper circuit components […]
Record-Breaking Participation During Chibitronics Summer Pathfinders PD!
Participation Up 26% Throughout July, as part of Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2025, members of the Chibitronics team hosted our most ambitious virtual professional development event to date. Even with an expedited registration window (which occurred as a result of unprecedented interest in Summer Pathfinders courses in general) active enrollment in our classroom-tested course, Start […]
PopUpTober Tutorial: Light-Up Bird Made with 45° Folds on a Parallelogram (Featuring Chibitronics)
Video Tutorial In this video tutorial, created in anticipation of #PopUpTober 2025, I’ll show you a way to create a light-up pop-up bird with wings that tuck into a parallelogram at 45° angles. The folding mechanism provides a dynamic surface that is useful for adding a protrusion or extension that may be adorned with lights. […]
PopUpTober Tutorial: Parallelogram With OR Switch Featuring Chibitronics
View Video Tutorial: In this video tutorial, created in anticipation of #PopUpTober 2025, I’ll show you a way to create a light-up pop-up structure based upon a parallelogram. The pop-up parallelogram provides a flat surface that is useful for adding lights, scenery, and props to add dimension to a story. When the card is opened […]
Chibitronics Lights Up #PopUpTober 2025!
Get Ready for #PopUpTober! Find #PopUpTober Information & Inspiration For a quick reference, please visit our #LightUpPopUpTober resource page, which we’ll be updating during the months of September and October. There, you’ll find the daily prompts, tutorials, templates, and plenty of light-up pop-up inspiration to help you get started with your own creations! What is […]
Sequence Slide Switch Pop-Up Mechanism: Guest Educator Kristin Osiecki
Exploring Engineering Through Pop-Up Art In today’s post, leading up to #LightUpPopUpTober 2025, Educator/Artist/and Technologist Kristin Osiecki is sharing a helpful template, links to useful pop-up resources, and an example of a Sequence Slide Switch Pop-Up Mechanism in action. In case you missed it, Kristin and the Chibitronics team recently hosted a webinar, Exploring Engineering […]
Introducing NEW Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs!
We’re Launching a NEW, STURDIER LED! After spending countless hours working with educators around the world, and hearing their feedback, the Chibitronics team is thrilled to announce the release of our new Launchpad LEDs! Like our safer, easier-to-use Launchpad Battery, our new Launchpad LEDs come with sturdy tabs that are easy to grip, sketch, and […]
Try Circuit Sketcher: Design Software for Paper Circuits
Play, Plan, Prototype — Virtually! We’d love to hear your feedback on Circuit Sketcher. Circuit Sketcher, by Chibitronics, is a digital design tool that allows you to experiment and play virtually with paper circuit components before using physical materials. Designed with educators and students in mind, Circuit Sketcher allows you to choose from a variety […]
Tech Tip: Build a Bridge to Prevent a Short Circuit
Due to a special request made by an educator who attended our Summer Pathfinders course this August, this post is about bridges and how they work within a paper circuit. I’ll also be using Circuit Sketcher (our NEW Digital Design Software) to demonstrate a couple of examples. If you spend enough time experimenting with paper […]
Alien Abduction: Tilt Sensing, Light-Up Tunnel Book (featuring Chibitronics)
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Chibitronics LED stickers and an optional tilt switch to add illumination, interactivity, and special effects to a tunnel book. The one I’m sharing here is shaped like an octagon and features my own interpretation of a common trope: an alien abduction. Although a tunnel book may be […]