DIY kits to build web-connected things
Build animated companions reacting to your digital life.
Choose what they do. Create your own design. Simply.
reaDIYmate has just been funded on Kickstarter, check out the project page.
Pre-orderHow it works
reaDIYmates are fun wi-fi objects that move and play sounds depending on what's happening in your digital life.
Assemble them easily in 10 minutes, then decide what you want them to do through a simple web interface. Link them to your digital life (Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, RSS feeds, SoundCloud, If This Then That, and more to come) or control them remotely in real time from your iPhone.
Choose from a variety of existing designs, use our templates or create your own object. You don't need any creative or technical skills to build and use your reaDIYmate, but if you want to go further, we made it super easy for you to change designs, write applications, or add inputs and outputs.
reaDIYmate is the new toolbox for the digital natives!
Products
Barebone Edition
The real DIY kit
- Motor + Speaker + cable
- reaDIYmate little computer with Wi-fi, MP3 player, 2GB storage & Arduino compatibility
Paper Toy Edition
Build a creature in 10 min
- One Paper Toy of your choice (pictures)
- Motor+Speaker brick, cable
- reaDIYmate little computer with Wi-fi, MP3 player, 2GB storage & Arduino compatibility
Kinetic Sculpture Edition
Build an art piece in 10 min
- One Kinetic Sculpture of your choice (pictures)
- Motor+Speaker brick, cable
- reaDIYmate little computer with Wi-fi, MP3 player, 2GB storage & Arduino compatibility
Reloads
Additional paper skins
- Paper Toys and Kinetic Sculptures of your choice (pictures)
- Shipped without electronics
Features
Connect your digital life
Have your reaDIYmate dance and sing when you get messages, likes, followers, whatever you decide.
Create rules on a simple web interface. Choose mp3s from our sound library or upload your own.
DIY-ready all the way
Mix and match paper shapes to personalize your thing.
Draw on blank templates or print at home using our template library.
Design your own shapes using your favorite technique, or hack existing objects. See examples
Brain, sound & motion
reaDIYmates can move, play sounds and connect to the internet.
They are powered by a little computer and feature an mp3 decoder, a 2W amplifier, 2 GB storage, a speaker and a servo motor.
Give your smartphone a friend
Control your reaDIYmate with your smartphone in real-time via the Internet, the killer-app to play with your cat from your office!
Choose your style
Choose between fun Paper Toys or poetical Kinetic Sculptures.
The first collection features 19 different creations by international artists and designers.
Forget your computer
reaDIYmates connect to the Internet using Wi-fi.
This means you just need to have a Wi-fi network available for them to work and exchange data with the internet. Your computer can be off.
Learn programming with real things
Want to have your reaDIYmate do something completely different?
It has never been easier to write a program using Arduino and install it on your thing.
Hacker-friendly
reaDIYmate is 100% hackable.
Both the software and the hardware are open-source.
Unscrew the box to access the PCB, add components thanks to solderless connectors or use most Arduino shields.
