CyberBrick Is Live – And You’re Already Making It Awesome!

[CyberBrick]

Hey everyone!

We want to start by giving a huge thank you to all of you for the amazing energy and enthusiasm you’ve already brought to CyberBrick. Seeing so many of you jump in, explore, create, and push the boundaries of what’s possible has been truly inspiring. Your passion and creativity are exactly what make this community special, and we couldn’t be more grateful to have you with us from day one.

Challenges and What We’re Doing About Them

We also want to be upfront about some of the bumps we’ve hit along the way, especially around the Kickstarter campaign. Shipping delays have been frustrating for some of you, and we’re genuinely sorry for the wait. Managing Kickstarter fulfillment comes with unique challenges, and we take full responsibility for those delays. The good news is we’re learning a lot from this experience and are working hard to smooth out the process. Once we move fully to our regular online store, shipping should be faster and more reliable. In the meantime, we’re committed to improving communication and support at every step.

If you need assistance, please reach out via our makerworld support tickets: Open a ticket at MakerWorld Support

We’ll be honest. This is a tricky stage for us. We’re working hard to support everyone: from the super-skilled early adopters racing ahead, to total beginners who just opened their first kit and are stepping into this world for the very first time. It’s a wide mix, and we want every single person to feel supported, inspired, and empowered.

Some of you are already asking for more features, faster updates, and big improvements… and we love that! Just know we’re moving as fast as we can while keeping everything steady. Regular updates are coming, and we’ll stay in touch every step of the way.

We Want to Hear From You

Your ideas, hacks, and feedback are what will shape the future of CyberBrick. Whether you have a new project, a cool build, or suggestions for features, please share! Here’s a simple way to organize your thoughts if you’d like:

Project idea:

Who it’s for or what problem it solves:

Hardware needed (if any):

Software features requested (if any):

Don’t worry about perfect details, just share what’s on your mind in the CyberBrick section with a new thread. That way, we can keep the discussion focused, and other forum members can also share their feedback on it. Every suggestion helps us understand how you’re using CyberBrick and what you’d love to see next. While we can’t promise to implement everything, we’re paying close attention to all your feedback.

Thank You for Being Part of This Journey

Finally, thank you again for being part of the CyberBrick community and for all the support you’ve given so far. We’re just getting started, and with your help, we know CyberBrick will become something truly amazing. Let’s keep building, learning, and creating - together.

The CyberBrick Team

[hottr]

I love my cyber brick remote toys but we need Arduino level customization. More robust electronics, higher torque motors and servos, controllers able to output higher power and wiring to be able to handle it. Also need in the shop set of basic connectors, crimping tool and wire bundles so we can make custom length leads.
Overall maker supply needs much larger selection of tools there. There is a lot of money to be made on that. Screwdrivers, mini sockets, pliers, USB soldering iron, Mini electric screwdriver with wide selection of individually sold bits so we can add them to the project and make it cost effective. Self adhesive sandpaper (I really like the DSPIAE brand stuff) Adhesives, model paints, ETC

[xrk]

Idea:
Expandability of next gen. CyberBrick system would IMHO be a nice feature to look forward to. The idea would be to be able to e.g. connect multiple CyberBrick units together to have more inputs and outputs.

Consider more elaborate radio transmitters/handhelds with more inputs, but also telemetry capability for models - to sample some values on the model side (e.g. battery voltage, current, light or input from other sensors) and to output something on the transmitter/handheld side (e.g. via display, LEDs, speakers, haptic).
Both above ideas could already today be achieved with combining two X11, two X12 or one X11 and one X12 shield e.g. via custom MicroPython code and communication protocol via ESP32-C3 UART0. But only two modules can be combined this way. A more plug & play solution would likely be better for the masses, also based on a more expandable bus-system than point-to-point UART. For example I2C, RS-485, or CAN-bus would be some options to consider.

Who it’s for:
Advanced CyberBrick users with complex models or users who look for data feedback (telemetry) from their models.

Hardware needed:
New shields with bus port, such as I2C, RS-485 or CAN-bus. In addition availability of Y-power harness to split power delivery into multiple shields.

[hottr]

@xrk

Consider more elaborate radio transmitters/handhelds with more inputs, but also telemetry capability for models - to sample some values on the model side (e.g. battery voltage, current, light or input from other sensors) and to output something on the transmitter/handheld side (e.g. via Display, LEDs, speakers, haptic).

This would be very cool. I would also really like to be able to build a simple multi key keyboard and use it as a controller for motors etc to build a simple functioning vending machines for example