An electronics kit with a story. You crash-land on an alien planet, and each circuit you wire and code in C++ brings one of your ship's systems back. 30 filmed missions, no experience needed.
Price: $60 (sale price through November 1, 2026; regularly $97) · In stock
Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 132 customer reviews.
You crash-land on an alien planet in a ship that no longer works. The parts to fix her are in this box.
Each mission is a filmed lesson and one repair you make on your desk. Wire the circuit, write the code, and a system comes back to life: the emergency lights, the security panel, the launch clock, the autopilot.
By the last mission the ship flies home, and you know how every system on her works, because you built each one.
It starts with one blinking light. It ends with you flying the ship into dock on a keypad.
Every build in 30 Days is also wired up in the browser simulator. Wire the circuit on screen, watch it run, then build it for real.
If a build won't work, the AI guide inside the lesson knows it. It gives hints, not answers, and it is not a live person.
“This is an amazing way to start learning about programming and electrical engineering. I’ve been lost in the space for about 10 days now and I honestly feel like I’ve learned so much more than I ever thought I would. It’s no walk in the park but it will leave you feeling accomplished. Not just a hobby or game, this kit has introduced a new world to me” — Max
“My son is really enjoying this kit. It's very challenging but it's keeping him busy and his interest. He says it's really neat and fun!” — Lindsey R.
“These kits are the perfect on-ramp for a lifetime electronics hobby. Not just for precocious teens. I’ve tinkered a bit in the past but none of those projects were as engaging as 30 Days Lost in Space. It develops a foundational understanding of modern microcontrollers and C++. Leaving enough unsaid to foster curiosity and encourage self study.” — Keith B.
You bring a Windows, Mac or Chromebook computer with Chrome or Edge. The lessons, the simulator and the AI guide are online, and they come with the kit.
No. The missions start from nothing. A person on screen does each build alongside you, and the AI guide inside the lesson handles the moment it goes wrong.
A Windows, Mac or Chromebook computer with Chrome or Edge and an internet connection, for the lessons and the simulator.
No. Nothing is glued or soldered; every build plugs into the breadboard. When the story ends, the same board and parts build whatever you think of next.
No. One payment. No subscription, and nothing expires. That works out to about $3 a mission.
HERO board, breadboard, OLED screen, 16-button keypad, 4-digit display, rotary encoder, buzzer, DIP switch, photoresistor, RGB LED, LEDs, resistors, two bundles of jumper wires and the USB cable. With it come the 31 filmed lessons (a prologue and 30 missions, about 10 hours of video), the browser simulator and the AI guide.
Free US shipping. International orders are a flat $18. It ships within a few business days, and we email tracking the moment it leaves.
Returns: 30 days from delivery, in the original packaging with all parts included, for a refund of the purchase price to the original payment method once the return arrives. Return postage is paid by the buyer.
Thirty missions and every part for them, in one box. Your first light blinks in mission one.
Ships to the US, Canada, the UK and Australia: $12.35 flat shipping in the US, $18 to Canada, the UK and Australia. Send any physical order back within 30 days of delivery and we refund it when it arrives. Opened and used is fine; it just needs all of its parts. The customer pays return shipping, and the original shipping charge isn't refunded. Questions: support@craftingtable.com.
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