This is just a subtle reminder that Solarbotics & HVW Technologies will both be closed January 1st and 2nd (Thursday and Friday), while we're out fighting raging hangovers being productive members of society. We hope 2008 treated all of you well and that 2009 will be even better. And if it isn't, well... Once we […]
Eastern Canadian Robot Games Results
Dave Hrynkiw
December 2, 2004
Yes, the Eastern Canadian Robot Games have been over for about a month, but I still think the following is worth mentioning:
- The Solarbotics Sumovore won first place in beginner mini-sumo
- The Solarbotics ScoutWalker III won first and third in the Walker competition
- Our own Grant McKee won Advanced Minisumo with his own design "Ender's Wraith" (sorry Mr. Hylands!)
As soon as we see the Official results posted on the ECRG website, we'll link to the winners!
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BEP Application: Pummer
The following instructions detail how to build a simple pummer using a BC2 (Bicore) BEP (Bicore Experimenter PCB). A pummer is a solar powered self activating LED flasher. The difference between a pummer and a BLFNAR (blinky light for no apparent reason) is that a pummer has a soft turn off, which means that it turns on fast, but slowly fades away.
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Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.