All features in a snapshot
reaDIYmate features in details
Connect to your digital life
Real world meets digital world
Have your reaDIYmate dance and sing when things happen in your private digital life (Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare) or anywhere on the Internet (SoundCloud, RSS feeds...). You can also have them post a status, send a tweet or many other things by the mere push of a button. Watch video.
Of course, you get to choose which part of your digital life you want to connect to, and which one you don't want to hear about in the real life!
DIY-ready all the way
Your creativity is the limit
Everything has been thought of to allow you to personalize your reaDIYmate the way you like.
If you are into design, draw on blank templates, design your own shapes using your favorite technique or hack existing objects! See examples from Beta users.
For coders - amateur or expert - create your own programs using Arduino.
And hacking the electronics has never been more simple!
Sound & motion
...and a brain too
reaDIYmates are smart. Well, not as much as your computer, but enough to run a program, fetch data on the Internet and obey their master! See full technical specs.
In addition to thinking, here is what they can do:
- Play MP3s, and store them on an included 2Gb memory card. Their voice is loud enough to fill a room, like a small radio
- Move their head, arm or fold/unfold depending on the species of your reaDIYmate
A new friend for your iPhone
Control your reaDIYmate from anywhere
Use our free iPhone app to control your reaDIYmate in real time with your smartphone accelerometer.
It works via the Internet, so you can be miles away from your reaDIYmate, and even control several ones at the same time thanks to the "Follow" feature.
Choose your style
19 different shapes & designs
The reaDIYmate family includes fun Paper Toys designed by international artists (Tougui, Mr Kone, Dolly Oblong & Guillain le Vilain) and poetic Kinetic Sculptures created by the French design studio IDSL.
All these shapes are also available in blank for you to design your own art pieces!
Wifi connectivity
Your computer can stay off
reaDIYmates connect to the Internet using Wifi.
You just have to plug them once to your computer and use our Wifi Assistant to enter your Wifi password.
Learn programming with real things
Great for beginners and advanced programmers
The reaDIYmates can be programmed using the Arduino language and free development environment.
We have developed libraries and APIs that make it easy to control the speaker, motor and access data over the Internet.
It's a great way to learn physical computing without hassle!
Hacker friendly
Open hardware & plug-and-play connectors
Unscrew the box and discover a fully open-source board featuring solderless connectors and compatible with most Arduino shields. Watch video to see the inside!.
Add sensors and actuators from the SEEED Studio Grove series, and leave your soldering iron on a shelf!