Jerome, our squiggly-bearded intern from many moons ago that created the BeetleBot, just pointed us towards this totally pimpin' pinewood derby car. The author from sliptonic.com shows how he made his sweet lowrider with hydaulic(esque) action by using a small micro-servo for each wheel, an Ardweeny for brains, and a 9V battery for power. The […]
Friday New Product: Grove, Charger, Stro...
Solar botics
May 1, 2015
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.
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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. |
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