Marble run toys typically rely on just gravity to send a marble careening through a complex maze of obstacles, but the creator of Marblelous thinks they can be improved through technology. These new marble run building sets feature powered Wi-Fi-connected components that can keep balls rolling continuously and a marble-detecting sensor that can incorporate your smart home devices into your elaborate Rube Goldberg-inspired courses.
Marblelous is being made available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that has already surpassed its $10,952 funding goal. The most basic starter set, which is available at a discounted price of about $87, comes with 10 meters of track and an assortment of obstacles. If you’d rather jump in with both feet, you can spend around $547 on a…