We like to have some play time at Solarbotics, and the "Bare Bones Photovore" is the results of one of these play sessions. It's a very simple (amongst the simplest, we'll hazard to say) light-seeking solar-powered robot, and find it easy to build using the Bicore Experimenter's PCB.
Summertime Sale
Dave Hrynkiw
June 22, 2005
Ah, the Summer Solstice... We thought it'd be a nice way to celebrate the passing of the longest day of the year with some permanent price adjustments and some special deals!
Sale items:
- The always-popular PhotoPopper Photovore kit (regularly $60USD) is now $45USD!
- The GM10W Deal motor/wheel combination (regularly $11.39USD) is now $8.95USD a set!
Items with new pricing include:
- The VPM Vibrating Pager Motor was $5.75USD, now down to $3.95USD!
- The MCM2 Metal Cassette Mechanism was $8.00USD, and is now $6.75USD!
We'll be spending part of our summer with our laptop, a reclining chair, WiFi connection and cool lemonade (hopefully out on some sunny beach) working to bring you more specials & deals, so remember to give us a visit when you come home from your holidays!
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