We've had a great email come in from "Team Wazio", who are using our GM19 gear motors in their ant/fairyweight battlebots. Neat construction details - worth a look-see! (Yes, we know they're using the RW2 wheels and we're sold out, but we're taking care of that...)
Wednesday Links: Galaxies, BeatBlox and ...
Solar botics
September 3, 2014
Here's a new portion of links to brighten the otherwise unremarkable day.
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Beat Blox A simple and elegant way to visualize sound and tangibly control it. (Via Creative Applications) |
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Heart Bot Drawn with sound, vibration, sunlight, now draw with heartbeat! Now that's how it's supposed to be. (Via Designboom) |
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New map shows where the Milky Way galaxy is inside its supercluster This definitely puts things in a different perspective. Fascinating even to look at. (Via Gizmodo) |
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Homemade Activity Monitor Chunky 70's bracelet-like thing wider than my wrist. Take that, Fitbit! (Via Hackaday) |
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