We like to have some play time at Solarbotics, and the "Bare Bones Photovore" is the results of one of these play sessions. It's a very simple (amongst the simplest, we'll hazard to say) light-seeking solar-powered robot, and find it easy to build using the Bicore Experimenter's PCB.
New Product: LEDs & Wire
Solar botics
August 25, 2016
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Individually mounted WS2812B LED - Black or White $1.62 Super-tightly PCB-mounted WS2812B addressable LEDs, available in white or black trim. |
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SuperFlex Wire 6M on Bobbin $5.85 This 6M bobbin of 26AWG Superflex wire is a soft and supple, ideal for wearable technology. |
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Superflex 4.5m 90 LED Strand, 5cm Spacing $6.28 90 tiny LEDs of various types, on a 4.5M (14.75') length of particularly supple Superflex wire strand. Excellent for adding a string of bling to your project. |
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Superflex 3m 90 LED Strand with 3xAA Battery Box $13.95 Here's a simple battery-powered, portable and flexible LED string solution. 3 meter, ~3cm spacing, powered by 3AA cells. Ideal for quick "BLING" effect! |
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Slow flash RGB 3mm LEDS $0.45 RGB 3mm LED with built-in controller to cycle colors in a slow, relaxed manner. |
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Red LED Laser Diode Module $1.35 Compact, inexpensive, and LASER. Enough said. |
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Grove - Circular LED Array $19.00 Grove-compatible circular 24 LED array, ideally used with a rotary encoder input. |
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Small batteries!
We've come across a variety of small batteries that are splendid for the small types of robots we're used to building! A variety of 3.6V and 4.8V packs ranging from 50mA to 300mA capacity means we have something ideal for almost any battery-powered BEAM bot. Check them out in the "New Items" link under "Products", […]
The S.A.F.E.!
The Solarbotics Arduino / Freeduino Enclosure - That's what it is, and that's what it does! We love our laser, and part of the job is making things that make our job easier. We're finding enclosing our Arduino projects makes them... well, more survivable. Here's our first release of the S.A.F.E., with more variations coming!
New Site!
Welcome to the new Solarbotics Website! We've been busy whipping Kenny the Web-boy with various types of wet noodles (use Fettuccini - heavier!) to get this new and improved site up to snuff. This year, we've moved the site to 100% ASP (yes, I hear the "boos" from the Linux camp over in Minnesota), which […]
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