Flybrix

Flybrix sells educational drone kits built from LEGO bricks. Learners build, fly and program small drones that are made to crash and be rebuilt. The kits are for ages 12 and up. The site says they need no tools and no soldering iron.

The site says each kit includes everything needed to build a first drone. It offers 3D building instructions online and in the Flybrix app. The site says a first drone can be built in about 15 minutes. Flights are controlled with the Flybrix app on iOS, Android and Kindle devices.

The site says advanced users can read sensor data and change control settings in the app. They can also build on the open source flight firmware in the Arduino programming environment. The site says the kits are Arduino compatible.

The site lists shop pages for kits and spare parts. It also has pages for educators and resellers. Support, shipping and warranty pages are also listed.

The company's founders are Amir Hirsch and Robb Walters. The site says they began the project in 2015 with seed funding from Lemnos Labs in San Francisco. The site says the company is shipping its fifth major hardware revision and fourth major software version.

The site says the company believes play is a good way to learn. It says trial and error experiments help solve problems. It says open source development leads to better products. The site says the kits are a good entry point for STEM topics such as robotics and physics.

The site says LEGO is a trademark of The LEGO Group, which does not sponsor or endorse Flybrix. The site includes a newsletter sign up for updates.