InventrReviews of inventr.io

I am a mechanical engineering student who wants to get into designing the physical aspects of robotics... and I knew absolutely nothing about coding. I wanted to try to learn this secret language and needed a good beginner introduction system. My college robotics club bought the 30 day lost in space kits to get everyone up to an entry level to begin building robots and getting into robotics competition. I was nervous about trying this scary thing. This AMAZING kit is so perfect for entry level... it makes it fun... and a joy to play with. I like being able to pause the videos and rewind to listen again. I love being able to see the code below in the "comments" section under the video. At first I had no idea that I was supposed to click something to indicate I finished a challenge... and could not figure out why my circles were only half filled in.... because near the end of the video... before the finale music started playing... I tried to click the Mark Complete button and nothing happened so I figured it didn't do anything. It took me weeks to figure out it only activates when the video completes playing. Some kids do not bother sitting thru the whole video to the end. Once we get it... we just run with it... and run to the next challenge. It would also be nice if our account just remembered which day challenge we left on and automatically returned us to this video on login. Just sayin... Over-all our robotics club loves these kits.... No reason to FEAR this scary thing called coding... These kits make it fun. Cheers.

Absolutely love this kit I've been wanting to get in to the hobby for years and finaly glad I did. Looking forward to the future and thr awesome builds storys they come up with.

inventr.io has a TON of promise, but they are lacking in execution with the 30 Days of Space challenge. I have learned a lot, but the presentation is dry and the user interface could use a lot of work. The kit itself is great. I have learned so much, and it has me considering the new kit that will be coming out. I have learned about a lot of different electronic components and will be able to build on the knowledge learned to begin working on my own projects. Unfortunately, in our content driven world, presentation carries a lot of weight. For inventr.io to reach 5 stars, they need to improve the presentation quality to match the value of the kit itself.

Was just about to purchase and thought I'd check the reviews. What I'm hearing about the narrator (on multiple platforms) is a real turn-off, I must say. Are you guys planning on doing anything about it? Let me know if you do and I'll purchase.

I really like the concept of inventor.io training and supporting hardware. Building on previous software and hardware designs reinforces the complete learning experience. While having a moderator is beneficial, creating scenarios that are “stretching” reality can be distracting and frustrating. I may be a little biased after 36 years supporting Space Shuttle and Space Station Operations & Training in Houston. The current “Space” related theme is probably great for the younger newbie crowd but distracting for those with any experience programming or building hardware. I will say that before I started this course I had no experience using OLED displays. Now I am thinking up new ideas for using them and rethinking some existing projects. Any new “take aways” from a training course are win-win.

I received my kit and got straight to work. And got stuck within a couple of episodes. (My breadboard did not match exactly to the one in the video.) I went back and carefully listened again. The info was all there to complete the project, even if it didn't match exactly. I also got stuck on episode 5 where we pick our own project. I felt this was a bit premature as we had only learned how to use switches to light some LEDs. I even have an arduino book but had a hard time finding a project that required only the components included in the kit. So I skipped it. And I expected more of a story to make it fun but it's minimal. But I am learning how to use the arduinos and am looking forward to completing it. Thank you for not forcing me to complete the project in only 30 days as I've taken much longer than that.

I bought this to teach my 7 year old grandson a little about electronics. He wants to work on it whenever he comes over. The kit itself is a great starter, what makes it exciting for him is the video series giving it a back story. Keep up the good work

I'm 62 and three years into retirement. My previous coding experience was job-related and included Web Authoring & Design, learning html, css, and javascript. I was looking for a hobby that would continue to keep me mentally challenged and engaged. I wanted to jump back into coding, so the 30 Days Lost in Space Adventure Kit seemed like the perfect fit. The course design and hands-on experience of coding and building circuits with the HERO board is perfect for the beginner and has so far exceeded all my expectations. I look forward to this Arduino journey of exploration!