Adventure Kit: 30 Days Lost in Space | Premium STEM Coding Course for Adults & Teens | Robotics & Engineering Projects with Expert Teachers | Arduino IDE Compatible Kit

This is a fun little project kit that teaches you basic programming on the Arduino as well as basic electronics and interfacing to a small computer. It has a fun little storyline of you starting out in a space ship that has crashed, and through the lessons you are "repairing" your ship to get off the planet. You start off learning how to wire up simple switches and lights and writing programming to control things. Each lesson gets progressively more advanced, but at a pace that is easy to keep up with. No knowledge of electronics is necessary as the course teaches you everything you will need to know. Some basic programming knowledge is helpful, but again not required as the course eases you in so that even if you have no prior programming experience, you will not have difficulty following along. I have been doing programming and electronics for over 40 years and can absolutely say that if you are interested in learning some basic programming and electronics, and how you can use microcontrollers to interface to real world hardware, this is the kit for you. It gives you great fundamentals in easy byte sized chunks and has a fun little storyline that keeps you engaged.

I recently decided to take a stab at learning Arduino uses and programming, just out of personal interest & keeping my 70 year-old brain engaged. This is a very good starter kit, complete with a Hero board (compatible to Arduino Uno). All instructions are via a series of videos which are well done and provide a background story line along with accompanying lessons on coding, starting with the very basics. I’ve installed the Arduino coding software (free from the Arduino site) on 2 MacBooks. Both installed without any issues and run fine, even though one of them is a 2013 running Catalina. Have started on the first few lessons and enjoying the learning so far. If you spend an hour or so each day viewing the lesson and working through the coding, breadboarding, etc you should be able to finish the lessons in about 30 days. I’d recommend this for anyone wanting to start learning Arduino.

Absolutely Amazing. This is the best microcontroller learning kit I've ever found. It is FUN, teaches hardware (Arduino), and software (C++), and has great support. Each lesson video has three parts: a motivational story line in which actress Britt Genelin plays Astrid, the delightfully snarky onboard AI. Her performance really makes this kit a blast. Second, there is a walk through the coding for each project, and third, there is a walk through of the hardware assembly and operation. The Arduino is programmed from your computer using the standard Arduino development environment. The first lesson shows how to install this for Windows, MAC, and Chromebook devices. I ran it from my Linux desktop - while they don't include the instructions for installing on Linux, it is a very easy install. (I just googled for "arduino ide flatpak for fedora" to find the instructions). Support is outstanding. My kit arrived Friday, and I noticed it was missing the OLED display module. I emailed support that day, and the replacement arrived that Monday! The lessons are wonderfully designed, progressing from simple components, to a final complex combination that represents a flight controller that you have to fly to a successful rendezvous with the mother ship. Yes, you end up making a simple retro video game, and get to play it. I had a blast with this kit. Highly recommended for any age.

As an avid electronics and robotics hobbyist I recently had a younger family member asked me for a good starter kit to help get into the field of robotics and engineering. Not only does this kit make learning Arduino, coding, and electronics engineering fun... But it provides a very cool narrative to keep them involved and interested via gamification. The whole thing is set up like an adventure to fix your space ship. This will now be my go to holiday present this Christmas for any friends with kids! Great kit.

As a parent that uses parental controls, this was a difficult situation. It requires access to the parental gmail or Apple account. This is especially important if you like to keep your accounts secure from kids who may or may not try to purchase things on your account. That is the biggest downfall of this. Otherwise, great product. Building, coding, and fun for the pre-teen interested in astrophysics.

This was another accidental find which wound up being a real treasure. The course has a theme where you, a Space Cadet, have crash-landed on an alien planet and your ship rests at the bottom of the ocean. The ship has suffered some damage and if you ever expect to get back home, a series of repairs are in order. Starting with simple basics, you learn to light an LED, then move on to setting up different types of sensors and writing code which makes them work. The course is free, and there's a Facebook group full of support where you can go if you need the assist. 30 Days has been imitated but not duplicated. Consider giving it a try.

The idea is good but execution is poor. The hardware is just okay. You have to watch Youtube for instructions. That's where the products loses 2 stars. The Youtube video is poorly produced and the coding is small and blurry. Very poor quality. The transition between the space cadet videos and coding videos seems like they grabbed a random video out of thin air. Lastly, the instruction for C++ coding is non existent. My kid got discouraged quickly. So you just copy and paste the code and not learn anything.

Got this for my 11 year old nephew and he worked on it with his father and they had great things to say about it and really enjoyed the process. Would recommend for anyone with kids around this age that are interested in science.

I've been working in I.T. for 40+ years and took some electronics in my college days. I wanted to get my feet into arduino programming so bought the kit. The course material is aimed at a younger audience, but that doesn't mean a 60+ old guy can't have fun as well. I've quite enjoyed the process of getting everything working and making my way through the coding examples. The kit will get passed along to my son, and then my nephew

Purchased for my nephew's birthday in a few months. My brother is very happy with the item and is looking forward to spending time with his son on the project.

great product and delivery on time

As advertised

Not sure on how to rate this item. was a gift and the person receiving has not had a chance to look over. I was a little surprised for the $$$ it was such a small item. Not sure if a board was to come with it or not.