KickTraq

We are now approaching the end of our campaign and we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us and ask for an extra push. We have almost reached our stretch goal of $70.000. Help us get there by spreading the word.... (Read More)

Let's add some personality to the quirky little fellows :) We now only have 1 week left of our campaign and we thought we'd celebrate with adding some extra goodies for you :) First of all if you click on manage your pledge and add another $5 we... (Read More)

You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 UNBELIEVABLE! Because of you, we’ve passed the magical border of 55K! This means our Quirkbot fantasy is turning into reality. Soon, Bot & Roll concerts, robot wars and... (Read More)

We want to thank all our backers for taking us so close to getting funded and in only half of the time! And guess what, we have some surprises for you! We won't stop at 55k. We have a lot of extra goodies reserved for ALL BACKERS if we hit our new... (Read More)

Kickstarter is a fascinating website and if you are not familiar with the term crowd funding then you ought to get familiar with it. Crowd funding pretty much means being funded from the crowd when a person is seeking an investment. Rather than going to a bank for a traditional loan, a person can go to the Internet and ask the crowd for investment funds. Instead of having to repay back the loan using cash, the crowd in turn asks for you to pay them back in perks. So for an example If I wanted to start a Kickstarter campaign for my new podcast, for every 10 dollars a person donates to the campaign they would get a t-shirt back in return. (Read More)

Quirkbot hopes to provide an easily understood platform for kids large and small to not just build physical objects, but to program their behavior and see the results in real time. (Read More)

Quirkbot shows you how to transform drinking straws into robots. Here is our pick of the best design videos this week. (Read More)

Apart from the Swedish Science Center who pre-ordered the first round of Quirkbots (before the launch of our kickstarter) we have now managed to get 5 different schools onboard within 48 hours after unlocking our SCHOOL KIT, with pledges and rewards... (Read More)

As we’ve hit the 50% funding mark we would like to introduce SEED studio as our manufacturer.  They are the ideal partners with great experience delivering similar products and we are stoked to have them on board.We’ve got big grins on our... (Read More)

 "This little creature would have completely disrupted my workshop"  22nd of january 2015, Bogota.Sugata Mitra, winner of the 2013 TED Prize.  (Read More)

Dearest backers and backers-to-be! A new quote from our main manufacturer has given us the chance to quirk these pledges up some more! Main subjective is of course to reach the funding goal in order to take over the world with tiny, tiny, cute... (Read More)

We are blown away by the support you all have been given us. And so are our quirkbot pets! It has now been a little more than 24 hours since we launched and we are now almost halfway through our funding goal. This is much more than we could ever... (Read More)

Early last year, a Kickstarter project for a product called Strawbees that turned ordinary drinking straws into a giant building toy rocketed past its modest funding goal. And in the same way that Mindstorms brings ordinary Lego to life, the Quirkbot wants to bring those Strawbees to life, letting kids build robots and other animated toys using a few additional electronic components — and of course those plastic drinking straws. (Read More)

the ‘quirkbot’ robots are hackable toys for those aged 10 years old and above, that can be built from drinking straws, LEDS and hobby motors, and programmed via kids hack day’s website. (Read More)

Startup seeks $55k on crowdfunding website Kickstarter for its programmable microcontroller toy that aims to get kids coding (Read More)

Quirkbot system for building and programming robots has been described as the 'simplest in the world' (Read More)

We have featured many different types of DIY robots here on Geeky Gadgets over the years, that can be created using a variety of different materials, although I don’t think we have ever featured robots created using drinking straws and a new device called the Quirkbot. (Read More)

Meet the Quirkbot: a microcontroller compatible with Strawbees, allowing you to build robots with straws, LEDs, and other readily available material. It is the ultimate toy for young hackers. The device can be programmed via USB from Quirkbot.com. You get a drag & drop interface to program and connect components. (Read More)

One year ago, a simple and very cool construction kit for children came out called Strawbees. It lets kids develop their inner engineer by making all kinds of structures out of ordinary drinking straws and cardboard. Now, a spinoff project has emerged: a “toy to make toys” called Quirkbot. (Read More)