No more rubber band tires for us! We've invested in getting our very own wheels made for us, with molded-on thermoplastic rubber wheels! These wheels are slightly larger in diameter than the old style, measuring 69.2mm (2.72") diameter and 7.65mm (0.30") wide. Ah, but how good are they? They're definitely better than the old style! […]
Friday New Product: All the Books!
Solar botics
July 5, 2013
After we have survived recent natural disasters like floods and thunderstorms, mosquitoes are another disaster that needs elimination. I don’t like mosquitoes. They are evil vampires lurking in the dark. Flies on the other hand are jovial and rich in protein. Cats usually specialize in them. But cats don’t tackle mosquitoes very well.. . I wish someone after reading all these books we have for you today built a mosquito-destroying machine. With vacuum suction, manometers and imitation sleeping human bodies for bait...
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Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python by Simon Monk $15.00 Raspberry Pi is no doubt a powerful, compact platform. Here's a great little book to get you started on your way! |
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Parallax Propeller Manual $34.99 The Parallax Propeller is a might powerful microprocessor. Good thing they've released this exhaustive reference for making the most of its abilities. |
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Parallax Propeller Education Kit Labs: Fundamentals Text $19.99 The Parallax "Propeller Education Kit Lab Fundamentals" is a well written instructional guide for both at-home and institutional learning about this powerful microcontroller. |
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Basic Analog and Digital $25.00 The fundamentals of electronics relating to microcontrollers is simply laid out by the great crew at Parallax, featuring their BASIC Stamp. |
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CCS 101:C on PIC16F818 $149.00 "C What Happens" - a guide using PIC microcontrollers and the CCS C Compiler gets you up and running quick on the PIC16F818. |
Or - one can use books themselves for mosquito-eliminating action (not recommended by health and safety regulations of fragile household objects and other living beings, though). But whichever tools and sources of information you decide to use, good luck with your projects and see you next time!
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Lower gear ratio motors!
We're happy to announce another variant of gearmotor. Like the GM2/GM3 but with a gear ratio of 143:1, they run approximately 175% the output speed! - these are ideal for applications like minisumos, linefollowers and other wheeled devices. Check the "New Items" listing on the left side for details, or view them directly here: GM8 […]
GM Motors used in humanoid arm
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Sumovore Brainboard - the PICAXE!
It's been a bit long in the coming, but it's finally here: The Sumovore PICAXE Brainboard for the Solarbotics Sumovore! One of the biggest tripping points we see from going from the pure digital/analog realm of BEAM to microcontrollers is learning the ins-and-outs of microcontrollers. The PICAXE nicely fills this void by offering a programming […]
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