Last summer during a Solarbotics Robotics for Educators session, one of the teachers noted something about many of the mainstream robotics and electronics learning platforms commonly used in classrooms. He said that those platforms suffered from the Black Box Effect. This effect was where the “black boxes,” the controllers, were plugged into the computer and […]
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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