<p>Jasen Wang once bought a home robotics kit. He had studied aircraft design in college and spent years at an electrics engineering outfit, but he still found the instructions completely incomprehensible. And the pieces were flimsy. And after he broke two of them, he gave up entirely.</p><p>The good news is that he resolved to create his own robotics kit that was actually worthy of the name. The result is Makeblock, a set of flexible components including slots, wheels, timing belts, and motors for building robotics. Wang who oversees the five person company behind the project describes it as "Lego for adults."</p><p>You can even integrate these components with Lego blocks, as well as open source Arduino circuit boards and various other motors and standard industrial parts. And all of Makeblock's schematics are open source, meaning anyone can build compatible parts or try to improve upon the designs.</p><p>The inaugural Makeblock line is available now, and the company is raising funds through the website Kickstarter for a second generation. It's also developing a mobile app for controlling Makeblock creations.</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/12/makeblock/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.techhive.com/article/2020271/makeblock-is-what-happens-when-your-erector-set-grows-up-gets-into-robots.html">Makeblock is what happens when your building toys grow up, get into robots</a> (TechHive)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dgcCvVZr6eV7NsMlSBWs3JNYC7RcM&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>