This may be our second ever post for Cool Link Wednesday, but that won't stop us from having a special theme edition! This week we opened up our very own Solarbotics Tumblr account, where we'll be posting some behind-the-scenes stuff with an R'n'D flavour. What kind of stuff, exactly? Today we had the second session […]
New BEP Application -- The Turbot
Dave Hrynkiw
April 7, 2004
The Resources section, which is a new and growing portion of our site to display all things BEAM, now contains a brand new project that can be built off of the Solarbotics BEP (Bicore Experimenters PCB).
Introducing... BEP Application #5 -- The Turbot.
This extremely popular bot is a milestone in the amazing combination of intelligence, strength and mechanics. It will climb over, plough through, or just plain ol' destroy-everything-in-sight; all the while being phototropic!
Take a look, leave some feedback for us in the comments section, give it a shot, and be ready for the next batch of new content soon to be released!
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BEAM as part of thesis work
Rory Nugent (of Solar Xylophone fame) has posted his thesis presentation to the Interactive Telecommunications Program, which heavily features BEAM devices. By "building things with a sense of life", he's documenting what we've known for a good while - autonomous devices ("pets") offer unusual interesting relationships. Keep up the good work!
Solarbotics Holiday Hours
Well folks, it's winding down to the last few days before Christmas. If you're aiming to get something delivered in the US before the 25th, you might be in luck if you order now and get it sent via UPS Express. We can't make any guarantees this late in the game, but we'll do our […]
Diodes, Trimpots
Happy October everyone! The leaves are falling and there's that crisp scent of winter lurking in the air. Ah, it sure is beautiful! And you know what else is beautiful? Diodes and trimpots, of course. Check out these gorgeous new components: 3.4V Zener Diode 5.1V Zener Diode 1k Single-Turn Trimpot w/ Knob 10k Single-Turn Trimpot […]
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