Herbie the Mousebot, that lovable robotic rodent of ours, is a pretty popular critter. Seeks light, avoids obstacles, chases other Herbies (when modified), and is generally a swell robo mus musculus. He doesn't whistle and can't quite drive a steamboat like certain other mice, but he's gets by alright. What most people probably don't know about […]
Book Project Parts Bundles
Dave Hrynkiw
November 18, 2004
We've had many requests to sell the parts needed to build the robots described in the books that we carry. You are now able to purchase the individual components needed to build your bot, but you're not required to take them all(Sorry, no instructions -- that's what the book is for!). If you've got resistors already, no problem -- just adjust your cart accordingly.
For now, we have bundles for several of the Junkbots, Bugbots and Bots on Wheels projects, as well as two of the projects in Absolute Beginners Guide to Building Robots.
Also, check out the BEP Applications page for parts bundles for all of those projects.
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Herbie Reviewed
Here's a link from Gareth Branwyn at Streettech for his review of our new Herbie the Mousebot Kit!
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LED Earrings
The idea of adorning oneself with glowing bits has been around forever, but instead of smearing ourselves with phosphorescent jellyfish or placing fireflies in ears like some uncivilized cavemen we went for simple LED earrings. We made a build that involves a simple slow-scroll RGB LED and a few reflective bits to bounce that pretty […]
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