Solarbotics WCRG mini-sumo workshop

The instructions for assembling the Pi v3 and the previous acrylic Pi SAFE are quite similar. The only difference between the models is the location of the LED light pipes, so these Pi3 instructions apply generally to all Pi SAFE versions. 1. Your Parts! 8 x 4-40 nuts 8 x 4-40 x 3/8" bolts 2 […]

Hi All. We've been having such fun with the PumLantern shells, we thought we'd share the love. Download the zipfile with several file formats under "resources" for the K PL kit! It's released under the Creative-Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5 Canada license. We use a laser to cut ours out, but there's nothing saying a steady […]

Well, a tax break, who would've thought.... Though I did see a pig flying recently. For all you Canadians, you can now order and pay only the 5% GST - even before January 1st! Oh, and we won't be open on the 31st as we'll all be too busy preparing for our respective New Years […]

This mini-sumo design by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin features our wheels, and one of our favourite building materials, Sintra. We can't laser-cut sintra (PVC=bad stuff when burned), but milling it works well, as this builder shows. The asymmetric motor layout works, as proven by this contest-winning design (scroll to the bottom of the page).