It's really nice to receive pics of projects people have built out of our book "Junkbots". Here's one of the latest: the Pendulum by Christopher Pepe. Nice magnetic suspension mechanism! Read More...
Making Something Useless Useful - 2013
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December 23, 2013
The Useless Box is continuing to populate the world with useless... usefullness, and that means it's time for another update on the Make Something Useless Useful project. You might remember we started in 2012 by donating a percentage of past sales of Useless Boxes to Plan Canada. This year we are donating $6000 to assist education in Africa in the form of paying for:
- Power for a a school
- Equipment for a school
- A baby buffalo
- Five sheep
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Delayed Express Shipments
Weather. It's a thing. And sometimes, it's a pretty intense thing too. Such as right now in our fair city of Calgary, where some neighbourhoods have been declared to be in a state of emergency due to recent thunder and rain storms. We're hoping that things will clear up in a few days, but in […]
Small batteries!
We've come across a variety of small batteries that are splendid for the small types of robots we're used to building! A variety of 3.6V and 4.8V packs ranging from 50mA to 300mA capacity means we have something ideal for almost any battery-powered BEAM bot. Check them out in the "New Items" link under "Products", […]
Robolympics Highlights and Sale
We've received word from Dave down in San Francisco that the events are now over and that both Grant and Dave of Solarbotics have placed second and third in the mini-sumo competition!!! We would like to send our congratulations to them, and also to sneak some product out the door while they're still away and […]
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