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Level 5 · Control

Precise movement you command.

A servo isn't just a motor — it's a motor with an angle sensor and a tiny brain that fights to hold the position you asked for. Combine a servo with the buttons you already own and you can build gates, meters, and games.

New in the box

with everything through L5, your box now holds 19 component types.

Projects at Level 5

No Level 5 projects yet. The new parts above are catalogued and reviewed; the projects that use them are still being drafted and breadboarded. In the meantime, everything from the earlier levels still works — pick one below.

Earlier projects you can still build

Every project at Levels 1–5 draws on the components you now own — earlier projects never stop being useful. With the full L5 box you can tackle any of these 43 projects:

🔦 First Light · 📡 Morse Code Messenger · 🎈 Twin Reds · 🚦 Tabletop Traffic Light · 🔐 The Vault · 🚪 Do Not Disturb Sign · 🤝 Handhold Chain · 🚪 Two-Door Signal · 🚨 Signal Light · 🛟 Escape Hatch · 🧪 The Brightness Lab · 🔔 Door Buzzer · 🎛️ Dial-a-Brightness · 📻 Dial-a-Buzz · 🔧 Continuity Tester · 🚨 Panic Doorbell · 🔈 Whisper Alarm · 🛎️ Two-Tone Doorbell · 🚨 Arm & Ring · 🔔 Twin Bells · 🖐️ Two-Hand Bell · 🔕 Silent Alarm · 🎮 Quiz Buzzer · 🌙 Automatic Night Light · 🌅 Sunrise Alarm · 🍪 Cookie Jar Alarm · 🪤 Trip Wire Alarm · 🌡️ Warm Hand Alarm · 📖 Reading Light · 🏝️ Vacation Nightlight · 📚 Study Lamp · 🌆 Curfew Beeper · 🤒 Fever Beeper · 🌇 Dusk Chorus · 🎺 Warm Hand Chorus · 🌀 First Spin · 💨 Handheld Fan · 🌞 Sunrise Fan · 🆘 Panic Fan · 🎉 Party Spinner · 🚗 Twin Wheels · 🎚️ Dial-a-Spin · 🕸️ Trip Wire Fan