New custom bug...

If ye`re wonderin' what be goin' on at Solarbotics today, 'tis "Talk Like a Pirate Day". We`re big fans o' this holiday, so if ye want a 5% discount on yer order, call 't in an' TALK LIKE A SEAFARIN' HEARTY! Remember, ya gots to be talkin' like a an ol' scalwag to get the […]

Grant and I are back from Portland. Nice damp city, that one...reminds me of where I grew up in B.C. We had a great time under the hospices of Monty Goodson and the rest of the PDXBot crew. We had a good time seeing cool new custom robots by Josh Triska (1st place Advanced Mini-Sumo […]

Woohoo! We're thrilled to announce that Solarbotics is the exclusive importer for these Mark Tilden-designed gearmotors. 224:1 ratio, lots of torque, modifiable - these are idea for high-torque applications like walkers and turbots. Check the "New Items" listing on the left side for details, or view them directly here: GM2 (offset) or GM3 (90 degree) […]

Well, we survived the skeleton Tuesday, now it's time for Cool Links Wednesday: Mathematically Correct Breakfast: How to Slice a Bagel into Two Linked Halves Never thought math and bagels went together so well! While I am no mathematician at any rate, the intellectual stimualtion of creating a two-twist moebius strip, you can get slightly […]