OpenBeam & Nightmares in China Sour...

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February 16, 2016

We've been a big fan of Openbeam for a long time, and when Terence Tam started producing 3D printers using this material, we were hopeful that this would be a great fit for his operation. Nice material, great engineering - what could go wrong? LOTS. Follow his spiral down the Asian rabbit-hole when his selected representation in Asia seems to drag him into a quagmire (hint: that's a word meaning "an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation") that severely damages his company.

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August 21, 2009
Didel Gears, LilyPad

Alriiiight. This week we've got a small handful of new plastic pinions (not to be confused with plastic onions) from Didel. These little units are great for sliding onto pager motors and mating to other gears. 0.71mm 6-Tooth Pinion 0.81mm 9-Tooth Pinion 0.78mm 12-Tooth Pinion 0.82mm 12-Tooth Pinion And, as promised last week, we've got […]

June 27, 2000
Videos!

More videos are available featuring the ScoutWalker 2 and the SunSeeker head interface. Also, all the pics of the BEAM/WCRG Millennium Robot Games are up at http://www.robotgames.com We're also featuring our PhotoPopper Photovore on sale with a free SC3733 Solarcell upgrade! Read More...

June 3, 2010
BeetleBot for Sale!

Well forks, it's been a long time coming, but it's here at last. THE BEETLEBOT! <cue the massive applause> What's so fantastic about it? Well for the first time ever we've released a completely soldering-free kit.  This kit is assembled solely with screws - there's no need for snips, pliers, or a bajillion other specific […]

June 10, 2013
Project Monday: Musical Gears

Sometimes we get the opportunity to help out select people who are developing projects for a good cause. One of those things dear to our hearts is inspiring children with science and electronics. So when John Porter came to us looking for a hand to make a musical gear project as part of an exhibit […]

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