iWorld Australia Inks has achieved a distribution agreement for Australia and New Zealand for the Circuit Scribe, a pen that can draw circuits.
In a press release, iWorld Australia announced that it has an exclusive agreement with Electroninks to distribute the maker’s Circuit Scribe, which is a “rollerball pen that is filled with specially-formulated conductive ink” and enables anyone to “draw circuits on everyday materials”. There are also supplementary electronic components that have been developed by Electroninks for the Circuit Scribe, and together these products are said to have a diverse amount of uses in science, technology electronics and mathematics (STEM) education as well as DIY enthusiasts.
The pen is said to make “learning electronics fun”, and revolutionises children’s education as just simple doodling on paper, and then “connecting the magnetic components” which will “snap right into [the] circuit”. Different modules can be added like LED lights, fans, switches, sensors, transistors, resistors and buzzers.
The ink is non-toxic and water-based but conductive, and so it enables the user to “see how the circuit works and adds a whole art dimension” to projects. Users learn by creating and can use the pen with other electronic programmes. The Circuit Scribe comes in kits and bundles, which range from basic to advanced, but users can create their own kit to bring paper to life in any form. The kits start from AU$19.95 (US$14/€13) or classroom kits from AU$699 (US$518/€486).