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What if you could see the flow of electricity? LightUp is a learning platform that helps kids understand the increasingly technological world around them. It combines an educational toy (modular electronic blocks) with an augmented reality mobile app that teaches kids about electronics and coding. The LightUp app uses AR to visualize normally invisible phenomena (like current flow) and for the first time ever provide just-in-time interactive feedback right on top of projects built by kids. For example, a kid’s very first circuit might not work because it’s not connected in a loop, while an advanced circuit might fail because an input is connected to the wrong microcontroller pin. The LightUp app recognizes each circuit with ease, and provides just the right feedback needed to get things up and running.

With LightUp, a 12-year-old can go all the way from building their first circuit to eventually creating their own internet-connected device, like Nest or FitBit. Our mission is to help kids go from being users of technology to the creators of tomorrow.

Creators: Tarun Pondicherry & Josh Chan
Company: LightUp (www.lightup.io)

LightUp kits are available for purchase online at the Maker Shed, and the LightUp app is available for free download on the iOS App Store and Google Play.