It's been a while in the making, with a good many prototypes, but finally here it is: The Solarbotics Turbot Kit This alien-like robot is unlike any other robot you've seen!
We are going to continue with some nice Grove products and mix it up with other bits and pieces. More sensors, a SparkFun LiPo charger, and some raw parts round out this session.
Grove - Moisture Sensor $6.36 This simple Grove moisture sensor is ideal for measuring soil dampness. |
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Grove - I2C Touch Sensor $19.38 This advanced Grove sensor breaks out into 4 touch sensor pads for finger proximity detection. |
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Grove - Light Sensor $3.78 Inexpensive and well designed, it's handy for general light intensity measurements. |
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Grove - Water Sensor $3.78 A simple but effective Grove water sensor. Expose the electrodes to a drop of water, and the signal drops very low. Can be used with both analog and digital ports. |
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SparkFun LiPo Charger Basic - Mini-USB $9.54 Simple, no-brainer method to charge up a single cell Li-Ion / LiPoly battery. |
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5mm RGB strobe LEDs $0.80 Quick and simple way to add cycling Red/Green/Blue LEDs to a project. |
It's been a while in the making, with a good many prototypes, but finally here it is: The Solarbotics Turbot Kit This alien-like robot is unlike any other robot you've seen!
We've been having our usual post-Christmas trickle of product returns (for free support), and we're noting more-than-usual levels of incomplete paperwork on the parcels. If proper paperwork isn't done, the shipping company tries to bill us for customs and duties on the products that have already been paid. This leads us to a new policy […]
As those who've already received our new catalog already know, Solarbotics has officially released the ScoutWalker III upon the masses! We developed this walker kit based on criteria generated by ourselves and Solarbotics' distributor Steve Jones at "Bug'n'Bots". Steve wanted something new to feature at the ECRG workshops, and the ScoutWalker III is the results! […]
The Googles tell us that 'synapse' is defined as "a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter." This, however, is one of the rare instances where The Googles are wrong, because what Synapse actually is (according to Jeremie, our tech guy) are RF engines […]
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Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.