InventrReviews of inventr.io

Only half way through the lessons. I bought this planning on making a project that was of interest to me, but I felt was out of reach. I have no coding background, but lots of electronics and hardware background. I figured I had no chance. I learned a few things, and I was off. I've now created two iterations of my project, and now (while it's not finished) am wondering how to incorporate more functionality in it! I'm hoping my son picks up on this just to learn that this stuff exists and possibly to use it to solve an issue in the future. I'm now planning on more arduino projects, such as connecting my CNC router machine to it - ditching the parallel control so I can use up to date PCs and software.

Although I have been coding for decades, this is my first foray into the world of circuits and basic robotics. The 30 Days in Space kit and associated tutorial videos were informative, fun, and a great place to start this cool, new hobby. There were, however, some hiccups along the way though. This is a new company and it shows. There were some problems with incomplete kits and tutorial videos that had some errors in them. However, the people at Inventr have been very responsive and are correcting everything that gets pointed out. For every complaint that I may have had initially, I have been more than satisfied with the corrections. Their kits and the tutorials have been a great place to start and have provided a really good foundation in this really interesting new hobby. A whole new world of opportunity has been revealed through this simple kit.

Purchased the 30 Days kit. Can’t really fault it.

When I came across the promotion for 30 Days Lost In Space on Facebook, my first instinct was ya right, another scam. But it haunted me for days because it really appealed to both me and my curiosity. I decided that it wasn't a lot of money to invest after all, so I bought the kit and hoped it would be quite fun. It started out with a hitch for me because I had a few problems to sort out. This is when I learned how helpful the inventr Facebook group are and how fast they respond to questions and problems. I reported a parts issue to customer support, and in a short time, after some Q & A, my problem was sorted out to my satisfaction and great relief that Inventr is very honest and responsible to their customers. I've been having great fun with this kit and recommend it as a very good entry-level into robotics/electronics.

The 30 Days Lost In Space kit is a pretty fun starter kit for the price. The lessons contain some interesting instruction, though I think they leave much to be desired in terms of scripting, sound balancing, and video editing -- they seem to have been done in one take with no script, which implies certainly no editing. They could be a lot tighter and more professional.

Learn few more about how to programs. Yes glad to make it back home. Thanks

I ordered 2 Adventure Kits, a Mega Kit, a Shields Pack, and a 37 Sensor Kit. The package came missing the sensor kit. I contacted customer support and requested the sensor kit. I was told to take a photo of what I received and send it back. Time passes with no response from customer service but eventually a second package arrives with the sensors. In the meantime, I discover that one of the adventure kits is missing LEDs and that the mega kit's power supply is the EU type, not the US type. Once again I contacted customer service. I was told to take a photo of the parts in the adventure kit, and I was told that the EU power supply was standard. Geez guys! LEDs are cheap and not worth the trouble, and since had I compared the two kits and the parts list from the website, I knew what was missing. And I certainly don't understand why the company would ship an incompatible power supply. At that point, I just gave up. Now, on the plus side, I'm glad that the kits that I received had the missing photoresistors taped to the package. I had posted a short explanation of my problem on the users' FB page, hoping that maybe someone from the company would read it and contact me. That didn't happen. I moderate a world-wide youth hobbyist engineering FB page/group and I removed my recommendation of the kits. So, there it is. I've learned to like the kits but the video lessons are not very well done and very confusing at times, and I'm a retired computer engineer/programmer with an MSc in Computer Science who has taught university computer courses.

The kits are great and a good value. The lessons are a bit hit or miss for my kids but there were several that they really loved working on.