Solarbotics Holiday Hours

Because... of things... Solarbotics didn't do a booth or official presence at this year's Bay Area MakerFaire. We opted to do something fun this time, building a custom just-for-the-fair piece of sorta-interactive LED artwork. Following on the success of the quickie LED floor mandala resting area we did at the NYC MF, we turned it […]

Thymio II Educational Robot $182.25 The Thymio 2 is a fully-functional robot out-of-the-box, with a excellent pedigree. Thymio II Educational Robot - Wireless $249.75 The Thymio 2 is a fully-functional robot out-of-the-box, with a excellent pedigree. This wireless version offers some excellent live features not available in the stock version. ESP01 programmer $7.80 The ESP-01 […]

Talk about yam fries. They are an unknown phenomenon. They appear on their own and disappear into nothing, some faster than others. 50 grams eaten at night turn into 3 kilos of chub the next day. Astrophysicists refuse to comment on this gravitational anomaly. But fries are even more dangerous than black holes. To neutralize […]

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 […]