Solarbotics at the Calgary City Teachers...

Solar botics
February 14, 2017

Solarbotics will be at the Calgary City Teachers' Convention Thursday & Friday, February 16 and 17, 2017. We will demo a variety of educational kits for teachers to use in classrooms, including introductory kits to develop skills in programming, mechanical construction, and soldering.

Come put a face to the name at booth 727 at Calgary Telus Convention Centre North Building and find out how we can help you teach STEM in your classroom.

Here is what we are going to feature at the Convention:

Grove Education Pack - Expanded Lab Bundle
The Solarbotics Grove Education Pack is a complete bundle to teach a basic course in electronics and programming.
(see the earlier blog post for more details)
Mirobot - The WiFi Drawing Robot Kit
Mirobot is a WiFi drawing robot that's easy to build and use.

Raspberry Pi 3 Bundle
Get started with the Raspberry Pi V3 Bundle. Includes the Raspberry Pi V3, Case, 8GB NOOBS OS memory card, and 5.5V power supply.
Grove - Smart Plant Care Kit for Arduino
A functional kit that helps monitor the environment and care for plant growth!
Thymio II Educational Robot - Wireless
The Thymio 2 is a fully-functional robot out-of-the-box, with an excellent pedigree.
The Solarbotics Learn to Solder Kit
Want to Learn how to solder? This kit gives you a few simple parts that can be soldered onto a board to give you a wearable blinking LED badge.
Hakko FX-888D
The Hakko FX-888D is an updated digital version of the popular FX-888 and includes several new features. A smoke absorber is an important addition to any workbench.
The Solarbotics SketchBoard
A fully assembled surface mount Arduino-compatible.
Grove - Ear-clip Heart Rate Sensor
Grove Heart Rate Sensor Ear Clip that is perfect for experimentation!

Arduino Experimenters Kit
The Solarbotics edition of the Oomlout Arduino Experimenter's Kit makes learning Arduino microcontrollers fabulously straightforward! Also available with Solarbotics own Sketchboard.

Getting Started with Arduino 3rd Edition
Once a small little handbook from the creators of Arduino, it's now a substantial collection of useful Arduino knowledge.

 

MORE POSTS

September 18, 2006
Arrrrrrr....

Tis the official “Talk Like a Pirate Day” this fine Septembarrrr the 19th. For all ye landlubberrrrs, thatÂ’s this Tuesday September the 19th. If ye be an unbeliever, check out the official site here. In celebrrration of this fine tradition, we be offerrring a special deal. Everyone knows that every good Pirate needs a swashbucklin-Solarrrr-Speederrrr […]

January 4, 2012
Phones are Down

Remember that time we said we were going to close for vacation, but our website and phones would stay on duty to take your messages? Well, it looks like the phones are revolting, and demanding time off immediately. Right now we're having issues with our office system, and we're unable to take calls. Please shoot […]

May 3, 2006
Microsoft ... BEAM Robots?!?

Solarbotics held a few workshops and lectures at the MAKEr faire April 22/23rd. After giving a workshop, a nice man from Microsoft invited me over to see their BEAM robots. Obviously intregued, I found their display at the Microsoft pavilion where Microsoft encouraged all their engineers with "MAKE"-style hobbies to exhibit, including this squad of […]

June 20, 2017
Solarbotics Takes Over Active-Tech Calga...

As of June 7, 2017, Active-Tech Calgary is now under the ownership of Solarbotics Ltd.! Solarbotics has been a part of the Calgary DIY Electronics community for over 22 years, manufacturing and reselling the kits, parts and pieces you use for your own creations. Active-Tech Calgary has been around slightly longer, supplying industrial electronics & […]

Solarbotics Ltd Logo
Solarbotics has been operating for more than 25 years, bringing electronics know-how and supplies to both the electronics professional and hobbyist. We'll be happy to help you too!

Solarbotics, Ltd. is not responsible for misprints or errors on product prices or information. For more information, please see our Terms and Conditions.

Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov for more information. This item was manufactured prior to August 31, 2018.

cart