Solarbotics and the Useless Box have been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article "Looking for Something Useful to Do With Your Time? Don't Try This"! It is dedicated to the historical overview of the uselessness starting with its invention in the 1950s to nowadays. The useless box can take many guises, names and materials […]
Friday New Product: Trinkets, Addressabl...
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October 24, 2014
Today is the auspicious day of October 24. It is so important I can't stop thinking about it even when I am preparing my taxes. Wikipedia mentions is as a the Day of All New Products. It is celebrated as a state holiday in Namibia, where it is also known as the day of jackalope. But here now it is the day of Trinkets, Pogo Pin Probes and addressable LED - and here's the proof:
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Adafruit Pro Trinket - 5V 16MHz $9.95 Keep the UNO's fancy USB connection with none of the size! The Pro Trinket is the Arduino Compatible solution for all of your small project needs. |
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Pogo Pin Probe Clip $2.95 This spring-loaded pogo pin clip gives you the flexibility to measure your signals without tying up one of your precious finger support systems. |
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Addressable WS2812 5mm Through Hole LED - Pack of 5 $2.95 Everyone's favourite addressable LED just went through hole! Get creative with the WS2812 5mm diffused through hole LED. |
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Adafruit Pro Trinket - 3V 12MHz $9.95 Keep the UNO's fancy USB connection with none of the size! The Pro Trinket is the Arduino Compatible solution for all of your small project needs. |
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New Wheels
Remember those bad-boy wheels you saw on Strongbad? Well, they're now available! But be warned - we don't have the sleeve to fix the 2mm shaft to 1/8" hole diameter gap, so you'll have to improvise something yourself. Otherwise, your robot will have a bit of a lope to its roll!
Roundabout Pieces!
David Cook wrote a book. That book is a technically a Cook book, but we won't call it that. We'll call it Intermediate Robot Building (no, we don't have it yet, we're still waiting for our order!), and it heavily features the Roundabout Robot. If you're familiar with Mr. Cook's first book Robot Building for […]
Wednesday Links: New Materials, Music Ma...
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