Well, we had a fun time at this year's Western Canadian Robot Games! Especially since Solarbotics' own Grant McKee won advanced minisumo with "Ender's Wraith", and although he also placed 2nd with "S.S. Solo" (but wasn't legally able to win 2 spots), the third place bump up went to...me! Dave Hrynkiw, with 2Strong2Bad! Besides the […]
New Parts Available
Dave Hrynkiw
October 27, 2004
We are now stocking the Microchip PIC16F877A microcontroller individually that is used in our K SV-PIC kit. It is a very versatile and powerful chip, and you don't even need to buy 1000 at a crack!
As well, we are selling the motor that is straight out of the GM2/3/8/9. Dontcha just hate it when you accidentally send 48V through your gearmotor and it blows up? Uhh... neither do we...*ahem*. Well, if you need a replacement, or a simple 6V general purpose motor, grab yourself a few.
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