Solar Dandelion™ is a STEM kit you assemble into a twelve-sided power flower. Eleven solar panels collect sunlight, and the iPad app shows you the science on top of your own model.
The Solar Dandelion is a dodecahedron: twelve pentagon faces that close into a ball. Eleven of them carry a solar panel, so whichever way the sun moves, some faces are always looking at it. Inside sits the electronics that charges a battery and powers small devices over USB.
We print every frame ourselves, fit and test the electronics, and pack it as a part-built kit. You do the satisfying part: snap the frame together, plug in the panels, and run the experiments.
Strips plug into corner pieces, one pentagon at a time, until twelve faces close.
Fit a panel to each face and plug it in. Put it in the sun and watch it charge.
Point your iPad at it. The app finds the model and draws the science on top.
The electronics arrive wired and tested. No soldering. The printed manual walks you through the build one pentagon at a time.
The Solar Dandelion app is free and on the App Store now, so you can try every experiment in its studio view while your kit is being made.
We are a small team making a first batch. March 2027 is an estimate, not a promise: printing 100 frames, sourcing panels and testing electronics can each slip by weeks. If the date moves, every backer hears from us first.
3D-printed parts show fine layer lines and small colour differences between batches. That is how they are made, not a fault. The electronics are not waterproof, so the kit comes indoors when it rains.
You are never stuck. Until your kit ships you can cancel for a full refund, for any reason, from the order help page.
The full 43 cm solar flower, built strip by strip.
Five STEM Kits in one carton, for a class or a club.
The 22 cm desk model on its own motorised mast.
Kits leave from the dispatch point that suits your country best, to keep postage low and avoid customs charges where we can. You see the exact shipping price before you pay.
Simple rules, written down before you pay, the same for everyone.
Send us a photo within 30 days of delivery. We post a replacement part free, anywhere in the world. Keep the faulty one; there is nothing to send back.
Every parcel is tracked. Report damage with photos within 7 days and we send replacement parts. A parcel that never arrives is sent again, once, at our cost.
Full refund any time before your kit ships. After it ships, kits are not returnable for a change of mind, except where the law in your country gives you that right.
Students aged 14 and up, families building together, teachers, and engineers who like a desk model that does something. The kit has small parts and electronics, so younger builders need an adult.
The frame comes as loose strips and corner pieces for you to assemble. The electronics come wired and tested, so there is no soldering. You need your hands, and a small screwdriver is useful.
Not yet. Today you reserve your place in the first batch without paying. We email you a secure payment link before your batch is made, and you can drop out at any time before then.
We expect the first kits in March 2027, sent in the order the pledges came in. Treat that as an estimate rather than a fixed date. If it moves, backers hear from us first.
If your parcel crosses a customs border, your customs office may charge import duty or tax when it arrives. Those charges are set by your country and are yours to pay. The shipping tool above tells you whether this applies to you.
No. The kit works without it. The app adds the experiments, and its studio view shows them on a 3D model with no kit in front of it. The app is for iPad; please check it runs on yours before you order if the app matters to you.
In the sun, yes. The frame is an outdoor plastic that stands up to heat and sunlight. Bring it in from rain and storms; the electronics are not waterproof.
No. The print files are not published and the design is patent pending. Kits are sold only by AUGYRO Robotics.
Yes. The kit is a model of a 5 m Solar Dandelion that charges electric vehicles. See it at solar.augyro.com.