Vancouver BEAM Workshop

Well, I'm officially out of words, and again reverting to non-verbal expression.  I already tried to interpretively dance the new product post before. That leaves me completely out of options here. So how about I sleep interpretively? Or breathe... Now, that's just plain weird. Better I sleepwalk then: 4-conductor, 20AWG ribbon cable (Blue, Green, Yellow, […]

Arduino Theremin Theremin is a fascinating musical instrument, and this is a version that runs on Arduino, by Urs Gaudenz of  Gaudi Lab (Via Arduino Blog) Travertine and Resin Table Top Topographical lagoon tables by Alexandre Chapelin of LA Table (Via Colossal) 3D Modeling Sharks and Other Creatures Sharks and other wonderful living things refuse to […]

Well, the last batch of Escap gearmotors went very fast. Let's hope this batch lasts a bit longer! Unlike the last set, this set has a higher reduction ratio of 663:1 instead of 362:1. This means it starts turning 0.46V (!) drawing only 3.3mA (!!) It's a 3V rated motor, but our tests show that […]

Well forks, it's been a long time coming, but it's here at last. THE BEETLEBOT! <cue the massive applause> What's so fantastic about it? Well for the first time ever we've released a completely soldering-free kit.  This kit is assembled solely with screws - there's no need for snips, pliers, or a bajillion other specific […]