Upper Story Spintronics (Kits)

Spintronics - Build Mechanical Circuits

Spintronics is a new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical circuits to solve puzzles.

Feel the pull of voltage and see the flow of current. Electronics is abstract, but Spintronics makes circuits tangible, irresistibly touchable, and deeply intuitive. Learn to bend raw energy: split it, store it, multiply it, reverse it, and shape it to your will. It’s what electronics is all about, and with Spintronics, you can finally experience it.

Lose yourself building circuits without getting bogged down by math. Build a deep, intuitive understanding of circuitry through 145 fun and fascinating puzzles.

Spintronics is the first mechanical equivalent of electronics ever built. Instead of wires, it uses chains, and every electronic part has its spintronic equivalent.

Spintronics Act One - Introduces basic concepts including series/parallel, capacitor circuits, logic circuits, and much more.

Spintronics Act Two - Introduces the transistor and the inductor. It covers intermediate and advanced concepts like amplification, power conversion, feedback, and oscillators.

Spintronics Parts

• The spintronic battery powers your spintronic circuits
• The spintronic inductor builds momentum
• The spintronic capacitor stores energy like a spring
• The spintronic junction allows current to branch, like an electrical junction of three wires
• The spintronic ammeter lets you hear the current
• The spintronic transistor is a voltage-controlled resistor
• The spintronic switch opens and closes circuits
• The spintronic resistor resists the flow of current

Build all sorts of crazy contraptions that run just like their electronic counterparts. Even many advanced concepts become obvious when you play with them in mechanical form.

Novice or expert, you'll never see electronics the same way again.

Spintronics Act One - Details

Begin the time-winding journey with Spintronics Act One. Get started building fascinating mechanical circuits as you solve 67 fun, challenging puzzles from beginner to intermediate difficulty.

Includes:

• 1 - Act One puzzle book
• 1 - 6 V Spintronic battery (0.3 mAh)
• 1 - 200 Ω Spintronic resistor
• 1 - 500 Ω Spintronic resistor
• 1 - 1000 Ω Spintronic resistor
• 2 - Spintronic switches
• 2 - Spintronics junctions
• 1 - 1.2 mF Spintronic capacitor/voltmeter
• 1 - Spintronic ammeter
• 300 - Chain links
• 3 - Base tiles
• 6 - Tile connectors
• 1 - Tile connector tool

Spintronics Act Two - Details

**Important! Spintronics Act One is needed to play this game. This is a continuation of Spintronics Act One.**

Continue Natalia's time-winding adventure and help her build more advanced spintronic circuits for the town of Little Hope. This Act Two kit begins where Act One leaves off. New parts including transistors and inductors open a vast frontier of new possibilities. The puzzles also grow more challenging, with 82 more puzzles ranging from intermediate to advanced.

Includes:

• 1 - Act Two puzzle book
• 2 - Spintronic transistors
• 1 - 55 H Spintronic inductor
• 1 - 500 Ω Spintronic resistor
• 4 - Spintronics junctions
• 1 - 1.2 mF Spintronic capacitor/voltmeter
• 300 - Chain links
• 3 - Base tiles
• 6 - Tile connectors

Spintronics Power Pack - Details

**Important! The Power Pack requires at least the Act One kit to use it. It requires both Act One and Act Two to complete all of the puzzles.**

The Spintronics Power Pack gives you parts to charge your circuits with more power: an additional 6 V battery and two low-value resistors. It also includes a puzzle book with 11 additional puzzles.

Includes:

• 1 - Power Pack puzzle book
• 1 - 6 V Spintronic battery (0.3 mAh)
• 1 - 100 Ω Spintronic resistor
• 1 - 50 Ω Spintronic resistor