Woohoo! We're thrilled to announce that Solarbotics is the exclusive importer for these Mark Tilden-designed gearmotors. 224:1 ratio, lots of torque, modifiable - these are idea for high-torque applications like walkers and turbots. Check the "New Items" listing on the left side for details, or view them directly here: GM2 (offset) or GM3 (90 degree) […]
Christmas/New Years Holiday Hours
Solar botics
December 1, 2017
This is a quick note to announce our holiday schedule, which is going to be as follows.
At Solarbotics:
- Friday, December 22 - Offices open til 4pm
- Monday, December 25 - Tuesday, December 26 -- Closed
- Wednesday, December 27 & Thursday, December 28 - Offices open 9am to 5pm
- Friday, December 29 - Offices open til 4pm
- Monday, January 1 - Closed
- Tuesday, January 2 - Open, back to regular hours
At ActiveTech Calgary:
- Friday, December 22 & Saturday, December 23 - Regular hours
- Monday, December 25 - Tuesday, December 26 -- Closed
- Wednesday, December 27 to Saturday, December 30 - Regular hours
- Monday, January 1 - Closed
- Tuesday, January 2 - Open, back to regular hours
Special holiday extended hours: open til 8pm every Thursday starting December 14th.
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BEAM as part of thesis work
Rory Nugent (of Solar Xylophone fame) has posted his thesis presentation to the Interactive Telecommunications Program, which heavily features BEAM devices. By "building things with a sense of life", he's documenting what we've known for a good while - autonomous devices ("pets") offer unusual interesting relationships. Keep up the good work!
Western Canadian Robot Games 2005!
Well, we had a fun time at this year's Western Canadian Robot Games! Especially since Solarbotics' own Grant McKee won advanced minisumo with "Ender's Wraith", and although he also placed 2nd with "S.S. Solo" (but wasn't legally able to win 2 spots), the third place bump up went to...me! Dave Hrynkiw, with 2Strong2Bad! Besides the […]
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