DrBartha Starter Kit
One CodePad and 46 programming bricks. Everything one learner needs, from age 4 to 100.
Pre-order: shipping starts January 2027
Payment is taken now. We expect to start shipping in January 2027 and confirm your dispatch date by email. Shipping is quoted separately before dispatch.
What's inside
- CodePad console: colour screen, six buttons, rechargeable battery, USB-C charging
- 46 magnetic programming bricks: movement, numbers, arithmetic, comparisons, variables, loops, IF, GOTO and LABEL, FUNCTION and RANDOM
- Built-in game levels, free firmware updates and new games via the companion app
- USB-C cable and quick-start guide, in a 14 x 14 x 6.5 cm box
Up to 5 kits per order. Prices in USD.
12-month warranty. Tracked shipping from Singapore, quoted before dispatch.
Every brick in the box
46 magnetic bricks in 7 families. Every brick has its own chip and RGB light, so any brick works with any CodePad.
| Brick | In the kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Movement (5) | ||
 Up | 2 | |
 Down | 1 | |
 Left | 1 | |
 Right | 1 | |
| Numbers (10) | ||
 0 | 1 | |
 1 | 1 | |
 2 | 1 | |
 3 | 1 | |
 4 | 1 | |
 5 | 1 | |
 6 | 1 | |
 7 | 1 | |
 8 | 1 | |
 9 | 1 | |
| Arithmetic and comparison (13) | ||
 Plus | 2 | |
 Minus | 1 | |
 Multiply | 1 | |
 Divide | 1 | |
 Increase | 1 | |
 Decrease | 1 | |
 Equals | 3 | |
 Less than | 2 | |
 Swap | 1 | |
| Variables and loops (8) | ||
 Repeat (loop) | 2 | |
 Variable X | 3 | |
 Variable Y | 2 | |
 Variable Z | 1 | |
| Branching and jumps (5) | ||
 IF (long brick) | 3 | |
 GOTO + LABEL pair | 2 (1 pair) | |
| Functions and chance (2) | ||
 Function | 1 | |
 Random | 1 | |
| Colour bricks (3) | ||
 Red | 1 | |
 Green | 1 | |
 Blue | 1 | |
| Total | 46 bricks | |
Made for ages 4 to 100
Four-year-olds start with three movement bricks. Fourteen-year-olds build loops, conditionals, variables and functions, then drive robots over the SDK. One kit, no replacement needed along the way.
- CodePad
- 2.4 inch colour screen, six buttons, rechargeable battery with USB-C charging, brick port
- Bricks
- 46 magnetic programming bricks, each with its own chip and RGB light
- Box
- 14 x 14 x 6.5 cm, 0.5 kg
- Software
- Open-source Python SDK, free firmware updates and new games via the companion app
- Warranty
- 12 months
How pre-orders work
Every order is a pre-order for Production batch 2. We expect to start shipping in January 2027 and confirm your dispatch date by email.
Step 1: Pre-order today
Pay by card through Stripe. Your place in the batch is reserved right away.
Step 2: We confirm by email
Stripe sends the receipt. We confirm your dispatch date and the shipping cost for your address before dispatch.
Step 3: Shipping starts January 2027
Tracked shipping from Singapore. If the date moves, you hear it from us first.
Step 4: Power on and play
Switch on the CodePad, snap bricks together, press Start. No app or account needed.