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

April 29, 2003
New Gearmotors!

We're very excited to announce these new "baby" versions of the popular GM2 and GM3 gearmotors. These junior versions offer a 120:1 gear reduction ratio, built-in safety clutch, and 146rpm with 20in*oz torque at 5V drawing onlyh 90mA (620mA at stall). Take a look at them in the motors section of our website! The new […]

September 3, 2014
Wednesday Links: Galaxies, BeatBlox and ...

Here's a new portion of links to brighten the otherwise unremarkable day. Beat Blox A simple and elegant way to visualize sound and tangibly control it. (Via Creative Applications) Heart Bot Drawn with sound, vibration, sunlight, now draw with heartbeat! Now that's how it's supposed to be. (Via Designboom) New map shows where the Milky […]

October 7, 2004
Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday, 2004

A note to our customers that the Solarbotics staff will be busy feasting and visiting with family for Canada's Thanksgiving Holiday on Monday, October 11. Any orders received between Saturday and Monday will be processed on Tuesday, October 12.

April 4, 2020
New Product - Pico of Canada

In the process of trying to keep business as normal, we've added the cable-management products from Pico of Canada. It's all the standard interconnects, looms, and wire terminations you'd find in almost any electrical box. They're now online, and also viewable in our Virtual Store!

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Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.

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