Solarbotics will be closed between 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM MST on Friday, May 26th to celebrate the III some-what annual St. X-Men Day. We will respond to calls as soon as we get back.
Check. This. Out.
Don from Ontario sent this video our way, of a marble catapult machine he made that uses the GM18 30:1 Mini Metal Gearmotor. He goes into great detail on the mechanics and engineering, and the action starts around the 3:37 mark. We can't believe how intricate the design is, and can't even fathom the insane amount of tuning needed to get this working just right. The video pretty much shows off everything there is to say, but we're absolutely blown away. Further proof that we have some pretty awesome customers. If anyone else is working on a project they'd like to let us know about, give us a shout - we'd love to see it.
In other news, are you reading this newspost? We're going to guess 'yes'. Now the tricky part, are you reading this from Vancouver or the BC lower mainland? If the answer to that is yes... GO TO THE MINI MAKER FAIRE ALREADY! Some of us may still be in Calgary holding down the fort, but most of the staff are at the Faire as we speak, running a FREE ARDX workshop. Drop in, say hello, learn some Arduino... There'll be tonnes of other neat stuff going on all weekend too, so you don't got no excuse.
Now, the thing about being a busy company is that things get... Busy. Some people get busy buyin' new stuff, which keeps us on our toes. The problem is when the yokels like me who write these news posts get busy themselves with other stuff, and don't do their newspostin'. As a result... We've brought in oodles of new products and items over the last several months, and none of them have made it to the front page. Just so that we don't overload your brain with sheer amounts of awesome, we'll be breaking down the list into smaller chunks over the next couple weeks. It'll go a lil' somethin' like this:
One last tidbit: We apologize to all of our customers who have been affected by the current postal strike. Hopefully it will be drawing to an end soon, and all of the back orders and shipments stuck in transit can get moving. The problem is completely out of control, but we know how much it sucks when the stuff you want/need isn't going anywhere. Although we hope that the Canada Post workers will find a swift resolution with their employers, this is just a reminder that shipping via Purolator/UPS is the best way to go until the strike ends.That's it everyone, have a good weekend!
Solarbotics will be closed between 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM MST on Friday, May 26th to celebrate the III some-what annual St. X-Men Day. We will respond to calls as soon as we get back.
Hey everyone, while parts of Calgary are still in recovery, things are now back to normal on our end. We're processing and shipping out on schedule, and unless you're in a flood-affected area you'll be receiving your order on time. Thanks for your patience!
Good news! Despite a few small setbacks and stumbling blocks, we've survived both the office move and Maker Faire! (I was going to say that at least nothing burned down, but that isn't exactly the case...). But now that things are settling back to normal, we'll be doing our best to bring you more awesome […]
Think you're good at modifying toys? Got a toaster with legs? A cat with wheels? A self-pruning Chia-Pet? Well, do we have a contest for YOU: Mark Tilden has confirmed with us that he's willing to donate two complete sets of Wowwee/Hasbro BIOBugs (4, one of each type) to the top two hacks/modifications to be […]
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