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February 23, 2017
Glorious MIDI unicorn
It looks good and it sounds good - a challenging project by musician Andrew Huang. (Via LaughingSquid)
Color changing hair dye
Thermochromic hair color, apparently safe and non-permanent, soon as a commercial product. (Via ZMEScience)
Dazzling canopy of interactive moving lights
Teamlab's stunning light and sound show creates an illusion of ethereal space. (Via DesignBoom)
The Technology Under the Skin of the Animatronic Creatures From ‘Spy in the Wild’
An amazing result of merging knowledge of biology and robotics. (Via LaughingSquid)
Camera made from 32000 drinking straws takes pointillistic photographs
A counterpoint to the modern obsession with high resolution - an analog camera producing multipoint perspective grainy images. (Via DesignBoom)

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May 4, 2006
Annual Solarbotics BBQ RSVP

Hi all. It's coming up time for the annual Western Canadian Robot Games on May 13th, and as per usual, Solarbotics will be hosting our post-event wind-down. Interested in coming? Let us know here!

November 5, 2003
First GM10 robot!

We gave Grant a bit of the afternoon to put together a demo robot using the GM10. What project? Ah, the venerable Herbie, of course! Construction details (and a big pic) are on the motor detail link. Oh, and there's a video too! Read More...

December 9, 2010
Parallax S2 Scribblers in stock

The new S2 Scribblers from Parallax are in, and they feature a couple of cool new features. First: They're Open-Source! Yup, they've opened up all the design files to make hacking oh-so-much easier! Secondly, it's using the Parallax Propeller chip now, for mucho-improved computational power. They're already out of stock at Parallax, so get them […]

February 29, 2016
New Product: Metric Hardware

M3x10mm Allen Hex Socket Head Cap Black Steel Screw, 10 pcs 1.90 M3x10mm Allen Hex Socket Head Cap Black Steel Screw, 10 pcs M1.7x4mm 304 Stainless Steel Cross countersunk head Machine Screw $1.95 M1.7x4mm 304 Stainless Steel Philips head countersunk machine screws, qty 10 M3x3mm Hex Socket Head Set Screws Cup Point (grub) $1.95 Don't […]

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