My 10 and 16 year old mechanically and computer minded sons love it!!! Even my daughter is reading the book and figuring it out. Great purchase!
We got the bundle with Act I and II
The kids gravitated right to them they come in at lunch just to build and create
My son is 9 and can sit for hours playing with these. I’ve never seen him so focused. Everything is so well made too.
Originally I left an unhappy review because the main battery broke about 10 minutes into opening the box, due to a small part that broke. The company saw my review and immediately (the same day) contacted me to let me know they were sending me a replacement right away. I was so surprised and happy! They did not ask me to change my review, but I wanted to say that I appreciate the kind and quick response of the company to fix the situation! When we got the replacement, we all had so much fun playing with the game, and we all (adults included) learned a lot! Thank you Upper Story for being the kind of company that takes good care of your customers!
My ten year old son bought these with his savings. He has no regrets. These are an amazing toy and he has learned quite a lot already. He was slightly disappointed that the gramma phone doesn’t play music. He has also hoped that the set could be used to build things that would be useful in real life, but that’s not really what it’s intended for. Once he started working with it and solving the puzzles, he loved it!
I just wish it came with even more puzzles!
I am an electronics engineer and have also worked in production as well as design consumer products.
Everything about this kit has far exceeded my expectations. I could go on and on about how clever and well made the injection molded parts are. The chain links snap together so nicely.
This kit is really wild it’s like it came from an alien universe. The book is very well down. I got this for my toddler, you would think that’s too young he’s almost two and probably a couple more months he will be able to connect the chain and gears together. Right now it’s his favorite toy he begs to play with it. Of course the pieces are small and choking hazdards so do not do this without risk. The ages are 8 and up for the box. He will be able to grow with this kit until he’s in college. I may get another set just to keep at my desk at work to show off. I would love to build a battery and motor pack for this thing. I don’t think this thing should be viewed as a kids toy. I’ve been engineering for a long time and some of the circuits I have to sit and think about for a minute. If I had this in college it would be so much easier to think about with filters or just current flow. I am so impressed with this kit may God bless this company and the designers that made it to help people around the world learn faster.
Fascinating! I can’t say enough about this product! If I had this as a kid I would have aced mechanical engineering circuitry class with ease. This “toy” is so interesting. My 10 year old son is learning how electricity works with these physical elements better than the three different kid’s electrical kits that we’ve purchased for him in the past. Just amazing how electronics is explained with this kit and how a person can more easily grasp the concepts of electricity with these physical components. I’m a 48 year old dad and I love being able to relearn or finally really learn how electronics work while being able to teach and spend meaningful time with my kids. Also, as a fan of history, the realization and understanding of how mechanical devices worked before electricity and how all of that knowledge apparently informed the science of electricity is eye opening. Since this kit is so well built, my daughter will get to learn with this kit in a few years as well! Thank you, Upper Story founders and team! You have truly made a great product! From the science and engineering to the graphic and industrial design, what an amazing product!
And, I think our kids can add this experience to their MIT applications when they’re older!
I ordered two of the SpinTronics for my grandsons, age 10 & 11 for Christmas. I could hardly wait to see their reactions, and I was not disappointed. Once they were opened, the boys were engrossed in building and designing. They only stopped to come and grab us and show us what new thing they had discovered. They love it and I can't wait to purchase the next level.
My 22-yr old computer engineering student son and I have really enjoyed working through and discussing the physical/electronic circuits and how they work. Looking forward to getting our hands on the inductor and transistor units, soon. Outstanding customer service quickly resolved a brake not working on the first battery we got. Thank you!
My Daughter and I love working through the books, and building our own creations. This is a really thought out kit, and the mechanical correlations are perfect. I discovered this by creating my own Full-Wave Rectifier. After I modified a few pieces, I made a great rectifier, however, I had to create it to know, that the stock spintronics rectifier is actually a better analog to electrical circuits!Here's the post: http://brainlubeonline.com/diodemachine/The_Diode_Machine.html This is a great kit, and gives me great times with my daughter.
Oops. The FedEx driver was polite and helpful. These are Christmas presents so we won’t know until then about the actual product.
Our school had bought quite a few kits and some of the resistors weren't up to what we had expected for student use. Upper Story replaced them without question within a short time. I was very impressed and the students enjoy their projects.
We needed help with a battery and it couldn’t have come quicker if it was on a magic carpet.
Thanks all!
This is the first time that my Grandson has organized a kit by carefully putting g it back into the box!
Students love it! Since I only bought 1 trial set at this point I use it as a reward. Customer Service is exceptional!
We bought our Spintronics Act One used. The eBay seller mistakenly packed the incorrect set of resistors. I was so thrilled to be able to replace it!
We purchased this for our son's 7th birthday and he loves it! He's worked his way through the story and challenges in the book and is enjoying making his own circuits as well. He's asking for Act 2 for Christmas.
Spintronics Act One
My 9 and 12 year old boys love it! It's fascinating to really see how electricity works.
The product and all the spintronics stuff I recently got is pretty fun and cool. Shipping was a big downer!
Our 10 year old grandson was delighted to receive this as a birthday gift! I was amazed he knew what to do with it.
The kid loved it.
Spintronics Act One Puzzle Book PDF
Purchased this for my 8 year old after he’s broke his wrist and needed some additional activities to keep him busy for a few weeks. He will spend HOURS playing with this and he’s always excited to show me things when I get home from work. Seems to be well built with high quality materials. Highly recommend!
Fantastic prodcut
Didn't work out of box.
We are sorry to hear about the issue with your battery. An order was created for a replacement.
Exelente calidad de piezas, la manera en la cual se representa los circuitos me parece increíble aparte de ser educativo también es divertido
