We've been working hard to bring you a conundrum* of new protoboards and other handy items to go with them (*conundrum - a collective noun used to describe massive amounts of protoboards inhabiting our shelves). This issue of Friday new products features roughly half of the whole selection we offer, which can cover pretty much […]
Sumobot Circuits
Dave Hrynkiw
November 13, 2002
We've been having fun playing with the L293D driver chip. It's one of those things to see how much you can make it do by itself (like with any BEAM application!).
Grant McKee has been experimenting with some simple additions to the chip to make it (unto itself) a suitable brain for a simple mini-sumo robot. Check it out in our "Special Projects" section!
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Solarbotics Holiday Hours
Once a year we make sure to give our minions a little bit of time off. Christmas Hours Thursday, December 24 - Closed Friday, December 25 - Closed Shipping will resume Monday, December 28. New Years Hours Thursday, December 31 - Open until 1pm MST Friday, January 1 - Closed Shipping will resume Monday, January […]
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