Hi. My name is Osiel. (People also call me Ozzie.)

During my time in architecture school I began to make toys with salvaged materials like motors, switches, and lights from old appliances I was taking apart. Through this tinkering I became increasingly interested in how electronic circuits work. I wanted to understand circuits in a fundamental way. 

What I soon realized was that there was no tool that showed you how to easily build and understand circuits with your own hands. There’s a breadboard (a useful tool for making and prototyping circuits). But with all of its holes, rows, and columns with multiple positive and negative signs, it can be confusing and daunting for beginners and even seasoned engineers.

Each Ozitoy guides you through the completion of a fundamental circuit in electronics. The toys feature holes with labels that tell you exactly where each component goes, aided by a simple assembly manual that comes with each toy. No screen time or software involved. The experience is totally physical, learning key concepts and circuits with individual components, with the aim of ultimately making technological literacy accessible, one toy at a time.