We've been trying to Make Something Useless Useful since 2012. In order to do that we've been donating a percentage of past sales of the Useless Box to Plan Canada. In year 2013 $5,000 went to Plan Canada' Gift of Hope School Construction in Honduras.
Solar-powered hopping robots? It's been ...
Dave Hrynkiw
May 21, 2008
Actually, it's been done, but not this nicely. Those guys at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have a nice report on their "microglider" project. They do some fine work!
Bah. That picture is too small! Let's look at a BIG one!
Ooo! And they have more big pictures here! This one is nice - it shows the mechanics on the oher side. (Don't you love the intarwebs?)
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Closed for Victoria Day (May 18th)
Hey there every peoples! Just a quick heads up for you - We will be closed on Monday, May 18th for Victoria Day. The standard rules apply - go ahead and place orders and send emails and leave phone messages. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday the 19th, when we'll process/ship orders and respond to […]
New Solar Cell!
As Panasonic is no longer manufacturing their line of Sunceram solar cells, we've been on the hunt for suitable replacements. Here's our first find - the SCC3733! It's a polycrystaline cell in an epoxy casing, so it's a bit heavier, but much, much less prone to breaking or burning off of the solder-pads. It's also […]
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Solarbotics and the Useless Box have been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article "Looking for Something Useful to Do With Your Time? Don't Try This"! It is dedicated to the historical overview of the uselessness starting with its invention in the 1950s to nowadays. The useless box can take many guises, names and materials […]
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