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Got a new kit for you - the K SMD L293D Motor Driver. No, no, the SMD isn't "surface mount" - it's the Secret Motor Driver! This L293D-based motor driver fits secretly inside most standard servo cases like the Futaba S3003/S148, and our own GM4 gear motors. It replaces the low-voltage original electronics with LED-indicated, […]

HEY! YOU! WE'LL BE CLOSED FOR LABOUR DAY AND THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! BAHAHAHA! *Ahem* It's true. On the day called Labour, we will be doing anything but.  Why is that? Nobody knows. But a day off is a day off, so we ain't complaining. Standard stuff applies - we'll answer […]

We've been playing with the Pick and Place machine, and thought about new projects. This one, besides just being plain handy, offered us a simple project to start adding surface-mount parts to! The Ardweeny is proving to be a popular way to make a breadboard-friendly Arduino-clone, but after the prototyping is done, you still have […]

Ever wonder what an evil (toy) genius wants for Christmas? The goons at GadgetMadness asked Mr. Mark Tilden, father of BEAM Robotics and the RoboSapien line of toys from Wow-Wee... (Ok, so I was too busy over the holidays to notice the link - sorry!) Read More...