RaceYa

Customizable race cars for STEM

2 followers

Customizable race cars for STEM

2 followers

RaceYa educates, entertains and inspires kids through play. Our customizable, programmable radio-controlled car is a hands-on vehicle for STEM connected to a digital community that lets kids share their creations and challenges them to develop skills from engineering to robotics.

Launch tags:Hardware•Kids•Education

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Drinkeasy

Hunter

Very cool product. Seems like there are a lot of toys & apps focused on teaching kids computer science but not much focused on STEM. What inspired you to build RaceYa? What STEM fundamentals does RaceYa teach?

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@harryraymond Thanks for asking Harry! (i replied from the wrong account at first!) STEM is about so much more than coding. It's about learning to combine Science, Tech, Engineering and Math to solve problems and create totally new solutions. I built RaceYa to give my kids a way into tech and design that wasn't locked inside a screen. To start with - RaceYa teaches basic physics, like friction torque etc in a super accessible and applied way. Then kids can explore creating their own 3D printable accessories (we even have content to help them do that!). As we grow and as they grow, we'll move into robotics too by making the cars programmable so they can play with building their own autonomous cars!

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8yr ago

Drinkeasy

Hunter

@dredgecliffe love it!

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8yr ago

Drinkeasy

Hunter

What have been the biggest challenges building a complex physical product like this? Impressed you are the only maker on the team.

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@harryraymond Hi Harry! Thankfully, I'm not the only maker, my Mechanical Engineer is a total rockstar, and helpfully, an RC car enthusiast. The biggest challenge has been to stay true to the vision. It's so easy to cut more and more corners and end up building a product you don't love. There's always that tension in any product (hardware or software) between what you'd like to do and what you can realistically do. But the things that make manufacturing easier, don't always make the user experience better. So we've had to keep coming back to the user (kids and parents) and centering our decisions on what we want for them. I keep thinking that for my next product I'll build something really simple like a paperclip. But then, where's the fun in that? ;-)

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8yr ago

Lean Out

LOOOOVEEE THIS!!! Just got one for my little brother & my god daughter. This might be THE BEST gift I've ever given to someone <10 & can't wait to see how it'll impact their lives!

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@geschehaas Thanks Gesche!! I love that you got one for each of the cool kids in your life. You'll have to send pics of how they customize them so we can celebrate their creativity!

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8yr ago

Love it!! So much creativity + science together - will be buying for all the small people in my life!

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@jane_barratt Thank you Jane! Science and Creativity and Small People are the best combination in the world!

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8yr ago

I’ve tested this car at a trade show. As someone who would switch the heads of my dolls and cut their hair, this toy would have been right up my ally. You can modify the car to your liking, both technically and aesthetically. Super cool.

Pros:

Awesome customizable race Car!

Cons:

New product- early adoptees welcome!

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8yr ago

I love this concept for my kids!

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@rodrigofuentes Thanks Jose! I can't wait to share it with them!

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8yr ago

The is an awesome concept, incredible execution and can't wait until they are everywhere.

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8yr ago

RaceYa

Maker

@adaoraudoji Thank you Adaora! I'm super proud of the execution too! It's been a lot of testing, iterating and learning with kids and teachers guiding the way. So now I feel really confident that we've got something great to share with kids everywhere.

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8yr ago

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