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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