I can't imagine why, but some people want to use these push pogo pins for other uses than robot appendages. Or battery contacts. Apparently they're really good for something called "JTAG applications" too, but I'll leave that up to you to decide. Scroll down to see them listed in the "New Items" column.
More Grove Parts from SeeedStudio
Solar botics
February 12, 2015
SeeedStudio Grove modules, including a flame sensor, skin conductivity and touch sensors, IR send/receive units, and an ultrasonic sensor. We continue to add to the Grove items category!
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Grove - Flame Sensor $8.28 An adjustable-sensitivity flame sensor, with Grove interface compatibility. |
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Grove - GSR Interface $11.88 Galvanic skin response measures the electrical conductance of skin. This Grove module makes it easy to measure the response across 2 fingers on a hand. |
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Grove - Infrared Receiver $5.04 Any project that requires talking to a standard 38kHz IR remote control will work well with this receiver. |
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Grove - Infrared Emitter $5.04 Convenient plug-in-and-use Infrared emitter module for the Grove system. |
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Grove - Ultrasonic Ranger $19.32 Ultrasonic distance sensor, featuring the plug-in-and-use Grove system. |
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Grove - Touch Sensor $5.04 It's a ready-to-use touch sensor switch compatible with the Grove system. Plug it in, tuck it in behind a non-metallic surface, and you are finished. |
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More interesting links on the inter-web....
Browsing around, I found another link regarding Mark Tilden & WowWee. From the website "AllNerdReview.com" (if that doesn't describe a roboticist...) comes article about a their visit to the New York Toy Fair (ok, so my web-browsing is a bit old). Enjoy... http://www.allnerdreview.com/TOYFAIR05/TF13.htm
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