Solarbotics at Calgary Expo Holiday Mark...

Woooo, new stuff, finally here! OpenBeam T Joining Plate, Anodized Aluminum - 2 Pack $1.90 T-shaped joining plates for all your OpenBeam creations! OpenBeam L Joining Plate, Anodized Aluminum - 2 Pack $1.90 L-shaped joining plates for all your OpenBeam creations! This one handily supports 45 & 90 angles. 5.5-2.1mm DC Power Jack - Female […]

From the BEAM mailing list, we're happy to report that Tom Gray managed to win 1st at the NAIT robotics challenge in Edmonton!: "Thanks again to all who endured my wails and made helpful suggestions earlier this year when I couldn't get my BS2 brained Sumovore to run. " "Grant M. of Solarbotics finally traced […]

For all of you politically inclined, here's the latest news on the U.S. election process. The results will be known tomorrow, but for now - the fight is on! These sumorobots are totally autonomous. "No Radio control and no preset behavior. Or lobbyists." - as the author of the video puts it.

If you'll recall correctly, in last week's news post I said something along the lines of "Keep an eye out for new PICAXE bundles in the coming week." But I was quickly bound and gagged by a pack of vicious lawn gnomes (packing lawn gnome-sized guns, no less), preventing me from fulfilling the promise.  So […]