Discovery Line
Modular Educational Kits for Optics & Microscopy
Teach optics by building real instruments. Students assemble microscopes, interferometers, and imaging systems from standardized cube modules — then experiment, break, reconfigure, and understand how light actually works.
A learning path that grows with your students
Start analog. Add electronics. Upgrade to professional optics. Each kit builds on the last.
CoreBox
Analog optics: lenses, mirrors, prisms. Build 9+ setups.
Electronics Add-On
Add motors, LEDs, ESP32 control. Automate your microscope.
Infinity Add-On
Upgrade to infinity-corrected optics with a camera.
Fluorescence Add-On
LED or laser excitation. Real fluorescence microscopy.
Light-Sheet Add-On
Build an actual light-sheet microscope from cubes.
Standalone Kits
Complete boxes that work on their own — perfect entry points.
CoreBox EUR 399
Your first steps into optics. The CoreBox includes cubes, lenses (positive, negative, aspheric), mirrors, a beamsplitter, and a baseplate grid. Build up to 9 different optical setups — from a simple magnifier to a smartphone microscope. Comes with a printed manual.
Best for: High school physics, intro university courses, maker spaces, science fairs.
No electronics required. Fully analog, hands-on learning.
Buy CoreBox
QBox — Quantum Optics Kit EUR 1,199
An expandable experimental kit for teaching quantum optics concepts. Explore single-photon experiments, polarization, entanglement analogs, and more — all built on the UC2 cube platform.
Best for: University quantum physics courses, advanced optics labs, outreach programs.
Buy QBoxAdd-On Kits
Expand the CoreBox step by step. Each add-on builds on the previous one.
Electronics Add-OnEUR 549
Adds ESP32 microcontroller, stepper motors, LED matrix, and USB camera. Transform your analog microscope into a computer-controlled imaging system. Requires: CoreBox.
Infinity Add-OnEUR 749
Upgrade to infinity-corrected optics with a tube lens and RMS objective. Camera-based digital imaging with proper Koehler illumination. Requires: CoreBox + Electronics.
Fluorescence LED Add-OnEUR 699
Adds a 488 nm LED excitation source, dichroic mirror cube, and emission filter. Real fluorescence microscopy on a student budget. Requires: CoreBox + Electronics + Infinity.
Fluorescence Laser Add-OnEUR 1,199
488 nm laser excitation for higher-intensity fluorescence imaging. Includes safety enclosure and alignment tools. Requires: CoreBox + Electronics + Infinity.
Light-Sheet Add-OnEUR 999
Build an actual selective plane illumination microscope (SPIM) from cubes. Cylindrical lens, sample chamber, and orthogonal detection path. Requires: CoreBox + Electronics + Infinity.
More coming soon
We're continuously developing new add-ons. Join our community forum to suggest and vote on future kits.
For teachers & institutions
Curriculum-ready manuals
Each kit includes printed and digital manuals with step-by-step instructions, learning objectives, and discussion questions.
Classroom sets available
Need 20 kits for a course? Contact us for bulk pricing and customized configurations for your curriculum.
Workshop support
We offer on-site and virtual workshops to train teachers. Our team has run 50+ workshops globally.
Your students have outgrown the Discovery kits?
The same cube modules work inside FRAME — our fully automated research microscope. Discovery graduates already understand the optical principles. Now give them a professional tool.
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