Black Friday/Cyber Monday Robot Sale

Solar botics
November 22, 2017

Something Old, Something New, Something... something... Solarbotics!(Happy Turkey Day!)

Solarbotics Herbie the Mousebot v2 Kit

No turkey here; just a fast robot mouse. Medium soldering skill necessary to build this flashlight-chasing mousebot.

$40.00USD / $52.00CAD
25% OFF: $30.00USD / $39.00CAD

Solarbotics Turbot Tumbling Robot Kit

This medium-complexity retro BEAM Robotics light-seeking tumbling robot is back for a limited time!

$59.95USD / $77.94CAD
25% OFF:
$40.00USD / $52.00CAD

 

Solarbotics Sumovore Mini-Sumo Kit

For the original "robot fighting competition", the Sumovore kit robot kit. Recommended for competent solderers only.

$98.50USD / $128.05CAD
25% OFF: $74.00USD / $96.20CAD

 

Solarbotics SolarSpeeder v2.0 Kit

A Tesla may be electric, but does it carry it's own solar cell? This one does, and offers high speed bursts of solar-powered movement in the palm of your hand.

Good beginner kit for learning basics of mechanical assembly and soldering.

$27.50USD / $35.75
25% OFF:
 $20.50USD / $26.65CAD

 

Solarbotics Photopopper Photovore V5.0 Kit

Slightly more advanced than the SolarSpeeder is this robot kit. Solar-powered, light-seeking, obstacle-avoiding robots are still something you don't see everyday (but should!).

$35.95USD / $46.74CAD
25% OFF:
$27.00USD / $35.10CAD

 

Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels Book

We wrote the book on... this book. Actually, Solarbotics' founder Dave Hrynkiw did write this guide to building simple, effective robots and gadgets out of techno-recycling. Get it dedicated & signed on request too!

$24.99USD / $32.49CAD
5% OFF: $23.75USD / $30.88CAD

 

Ultimate BrutusBot Bundle

Created for workshops, this bundle of parts lets you create your own Arduino-based carpet-crawler with swiveling optical distance sensor feedback.

Recommended for advanced builders.

$119.00USD / $154.70CAD
10% OFF:
 $107.00USD / $139.10

 

Solarbotics CMDR (Compact Motor Driver Robot) Shield Kit

Stick a powerful Motor / Servo breakout board onto your Arduino-compatible.

$28.95USD / $37.64CAD
25% OFF: $21.75USD / $ 28.28

 

Solarbotics L298 Compact Motor Driver Kit

All those L298 Motor breakout boards? Yeah, they're based on this - the original Compact Motor Driver. Ideal for driving up to 2 beefy motors for your electronics project.

$17.95USD / $23.34CAD
25% OFF:
 $13.50USD / $ 17.55

SB-Freeduino Semi-Kit

Solarbotics' Freeduino was one of the first Arduino-compatible semi-kits on the market. We've done the SMD soldering, you get to solder on the big parts.

$26.00USD / $33.80CAD
25% OFF: $19.95USD / $ 25.94

 

Parallax Scribbler Robot V3

This complete robot is out-of-the-box ready to go. Parallax makes robot experimentation a quick and easy plug-in-and-go experience with wonderful documentation. Great beginner gift.

$179.00USD / $232.70CAD
25% OFF: $152.00USD / $ 197.60

BoE-Bot Robot Kit (USB)

$179.00USD / $232.70CAD
20% OFF: $143.20USD / $ 186.16

In Calgary? Come visit our new retail location for more deals:

MiP Robotic Platform
SKU 173814
2-wheeled balancing robotics with smartphone connectivity and gesture recognition, on a very hackable platform.

$182.00
25% OFF:
$136.50CAD

SparkFun WeevilEye - Beginner Soldering Kit
SKU 174800
Weevil's in your stocking? Eh, why not? Usually just coal in there anyways...

$14.60
25% OFF:
$10.95CAD

 

Micro Gripper Kit A - Straight Mount
SKU 174804
How else would you handle fruitcake? A fork?! BAH!

$12.20
25% OFF:
$9.20CAD

 

Ardumoto - Motor Driver Shield
SKU 187415
Quick and easy motor driving for your Arduino-compatible.

$40.80
25% OFF:
$30.50CAD

 

Solar Gearbox Kit - Six-Leg Walking Type
SKU 195213
Labeling it "solar" means it uses an efficient, low-power motor to drive the gearing. An excellent hacking platform.

$19.80
25% OFF: $14.85CAD

 

Amphibious Solar Vehicle Kit
SKU 172628
Ideal for a day at the beach. Or on a Calgary wet and melty winter day...

$55.00
25% OFF:
$41.25CAD

 

Quick Starter Kit for Pi 2
SKU 173733
Get a Raspberry Pi 2 in the drawer you want to put to work? Here's the case, power, 8GB Noobs, and all the cabling you'll need to get it going.

$64.95
23% OFF: $49.95CAD

Robotic Beetle with Controller Kit
SKU 170186
Black & yellow on a beetle is a warning. Imagine what it means on a robot beetle...

$79.60
25% OFF: $60.00CAD

 

MORE POSTS

June 14, 2004
GM10 Wheels

These motors are simply too cool not to have wheels for, and although you can screw on a wheel to the existing motor output arms, these GM10 wheels are much more convenient. We built a micro-sumo robot ("MicroVore" - yeah, we know it means "micro-eater") for the PDXBot competition last week, and came in third […]

April 21, 2011
Closed Friday, April 21st.

Fun fact: The Friday before Easter used to be just like any other day of the week. But then they ('they' who? THE GREAT THEY, THAT'S WHO) decided that no, this Friday should be set apart from all the other Fridays of the year. So they tried attaching different names. First was Bad Friday, which […]

April 24, 2015
The Arc Reactor Project

We needed all our superpowers for the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo this past weekend, so we decided to create our version of Arc Reactor for the team to wear at the show in order to augment the intelligence and add superhuman-level multitasking and learning capabilities (imagination is key at the Comic Expo).

May 3, 2006
New Pogo Push Probes in stock

I can't imagine why, but some people want to use these push pogo pins for other uses than robot appendages. Or battery contacts. Apparently they're really good for something called "JTAG applications" too, but I'll leave that up to you to decide. Scroll down to see them listed in the "New Items" column.

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