Hi all! We've distilled this year's solar cell summer-solstice tests into a nice, pretty set of PDF files. Want to know the power curves of our solarcells? Check it out here!
More Biobot info, and Mark Tilden Lectur...
Solar botics
February 16, 2001
Mark Tilden just sent us this link - there are more BioBots! The "B.I.O. Bots" were a hit at this years New York Toy Fair and it looks like we might be seeing more of these robots in the future! USA Today carried some pictures of the new BEAM ideology based robots, along with some of their other robot counterparts, check it out HERE!
Mr. Tilden also is lecturing at the following locations in the next couple months:
NASA/Goddard Space Center (Houston, TX) - March 23
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) - April 3
Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA) - April 20
University of California (Berkley, CA)- May 2
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It's always nice to get feedback (especially when it's complementary!): I have to let you know about my experience with your company this Christmas season. I wanted to purchase a robotic kit for my husband who had never build a kit before. I called to get some information as I am very much a novice, […]
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