We built Invention Engine so students could make technology, not just use it.
Created by Microbric for teachers who want students to build, code, test and improve real inventions, with a clear path that makes coding and engineering feel doable.
We wanted students to feel like creators.
Not just users of screens. Not just followers of instructions. Not just students completing another task.
We wanted students to solve real world problems, practise useful skills and feel that their ideas could make a difference.
That is why Invention Engine brings cardboard, coding, engineering and invention together in one hands on classroom experience.
Students are not just learning about technology. They are learning what they can do with it.
We know teachers are being asked to do more.
We get it. The goal posts keep changing.
Coding, STEM, engineering, design thinking, new tools and new curriculum language keep landing on already full plates.
Invention Engine was built to support teachers, not overwhelm them. You do not need to be the coding expert in the room. You need a practical way to guide students through building, testing, debugging and improving.
Clear resources
Teacher guides, student guides and project resources help you lead the process with confidence.
Purposeful coding
Students use code because their invention needs it, so coding has a reason beyond the screen.
Visible learning
Students produce code, inventions, tests, design decisions, journals and reflections.
The learning is in the journey.
Students build confidence when they take an idea, turn it into something real, test what happens and improve it.
Why cardboard and reusable electronics?
Because cardboard makes invention feel possible.
It is familiar, flexible, forgiving and easy to change. Students can cut it, fold it, decorate it, rebuild it and try again.
The electronics are designed to be removed and reused, so students can build one invention, take the bits out and use them again in the next project.
We sell spares because one missing or broken part should not mean replacing a whole kit. Invention Engine is packaged in paper and designed for repeated classroom use.
The student moment we care about
The student who suddenly leans in. The student who keeps testing because they want it to work. The student who proudly explains their invention. The student who realises they are capable of more than they thought.
We know that moment matters because we have been that student too. We know what it feels like to be inspired by a teacher.
That is what we want Invention Engine to help create, more moments where students feel capable, curious and proud of what they made.
An Australian team building practical tools for real classrooms.
Invention Engine is made by Microbric, an Australian company based in South Australia.
We are an Australian husband and wife team, supported by a mighty team who help us design, develop and support quality educational products.
We design, operate and support our products from Adelaide. Our trusted team in China manufactures our products.
We care about making classroom tools that are robust, reusable and practical, so teachers feel supported and students can get on with inventing.
Help students build technology, not just use it.
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