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February 10, 2017
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A Batman Jacket Made With 10,000 Lego Bricks

Lego and Batman rolled in one? Geek factor level 80. (Via Fashionablygeek.com)

Japanese Scientists Artificially Pollinate Flowers with a Bee drone
Lookit this electric thing smacking the poor lily up the face! Bees are much more gentle. Save the bees. Technology is cool, but bees are better. (Via Designboom)
App note: Choose the right voltage regulator to extend battery life in wearables
This one is a handy link for DIY folks who actually hack their wearables - hope that it's useful. (Via Dangerousprototypes)

DC robot overlords? No, they’re just making deliveries
An alternative to flying delivery drones. (Via Arstechnica)

Grafiky labs' AIR-INK recycles pollution into dense black ink
Making a beautiful drawing (hopefully) and an environmental statement. Ink by MIT lab media graduate.(Via Designboom)

 

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December 23, 2003
Christmas/New Years Holiday Hours

Well, it's that time of year for the Solarbotics staff to go spend time with friends and family. With that said, we hope that you all have a safe and happy holiday season, whatever your plans may be. Wednesday, December 24 - Sunday, December 28 -- Closed Monday, December 29 - Wednesday, December 31 -- […]

November 25, 2002
Small batteries!

We've come across a variety of small batteries that are splendid for the small types of robots we're used to building! A variety of 3.6V and 4.8V packs ranging from 50mA to 300mA capacity means we have something ideal for almost any battery-powered BEAM bot. Check them out in the "New Items" link under "Products", […]

April 13, 2006
Question: If a rabbit laid an egg, would...

Answer: If it was a chocolately Easter Egg, yes! Yes, quite possibly that was the worst segue of the season, but moving on... Solarbotics will be closed on Friday April 14, 2006 for the Easter long weekend. We will be open on Monday, April 17, 2006 and all will be business as usual.

December 9, 2008
New Servo-liciousness

For far too long we've toiled under the merciless grip of the Gear Motor. But no more! For behold, there appears a trio of defiant servos to overthrow the tyrannical rule! *cough* But seriously forks, we have three new units available from Grand-Wing Servo. The 22140 GWS Modified Servo is a useful continuous rotation, full-sized unit. […]

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