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17-25 October 2026

BYOR | Build Your Own Robot

Upgrade your arts-and-crafts projects to interactive creations with the easy-to-use electronics of BYOR!

Hosted by Teun van Roessel

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

Boy building
Boy building
Remco Nagtzaam
The BYOR electronics kit allows anyone to turn their cardboard creations into interactive robots (or other things). Use cardboard boxes and other trash in combination with the easy-to-use electronics of BYOR to create your own thought-up interactive creations. Sustainable creative technology!

Technology made easy

BYOR is a set electronics designed for children to teach them about creativity, sustainability and technology. It allows them to easily build a robot, device or interactive art-piece from cardboard and other (reused) materials! The electronics are color coded for ease of use and are very versatile to use in all kinds of creations. The kit consists out of different sensors and a set of motors, LEDs and a buzzer. All parts can be reused including the battery (powerbank), so you can enjoy building for as long as you want.

Reuse

Use cardboard, old packaging and other arts and crafts materials to customise the creation. The electronics work straight out of the box, no programming needed. However if you want to add your own code you can connect the micro:bit chip to add all kinds of logic to your creation. All electronic parts are reusable in new creations, and the kit comes with a rechargeable power bank. BYOR teaches kids all about design, computational thinking & programming and the reuse of materials in the most fun and engaging way! See the attachment and www.byorcraft.com for more information.
Girl presenting creation
Girl presenting creation
Remco Nagtzaam
Boy presenting creation
Boy presenting creation
Remco Nagtzaam

About Teun van Roessel

Designer Teun van Roessel teaches kids about technology and sustainability in the most creative way. He created BYOR (Build Your Own Robot), a set of electronics that allows kids to turn their arts & crafts projects into interactive creations. Using different sensors, motors, LEDs etc. kids bring their cardboard creations to life. The super easy-to-use, color coded electronics allow kids from ages 6 and up to create simple robot-creations while also leaving a lot of room for their own creativity