WooHOO! We managed to get large, grippy wheels made for our GM2 & GM3 series of gearmotors! If you're familiar with the Parallax / MarkIII style Minisumo, these wheels might look familiar. The critical difference is that these wheels are keyed to fit the double-flat of our own gearmotors! We're presently stocking the black and […]
Wednesday Links: Robot Light Painting, M...
Solar botics
February 5, 2014
Masking tape and storytelling! Calcium pills and Scandinavian gods! Stop signs and distant relatives. None of the above mentioned things are going to be featured in this post, although they are extremely noteworthy. But all the things in the universe are interconnected, so there's still a chance that this stuff will make sense for someone. So - radioactive weasels!
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Robot Long Exposure Light Painting We have tons of LED strings, gotta train Roomba (or office dogs) to do just that! (Via IEEE Spectrum) |
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Mini-Matchstick Gun ...can also launch toothpicks "to skewer innocent fruits". And don't get any other ideas! (By [King of Random], via Hackaday) |
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3D Printed Sugar Sure it looks lovely, but the only question remains - is it borderline edible or fully edible after it goes through the 3D printer? And can you 3D print some artificial teeth after all this sugar is consumed? (By The Sugar Lab, Via Ignant) |
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MIT Academics Design Book That Lets Readers Feel the Protagonist's Pain I can see the potential, but please don't make me read horror stories! (Via Designboom) |
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Cuboino by FELIX HEIBECK While we've seen quite a few marble track systems, this one allows you by far more control than others. And it is well-designed and laser-cut. (Maker's website) |
Now if universe would be so kind in all of it entropic interconnected goodness and bring me some hot chocolate, I will be very happy.
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New products added to our inventory include the L293D motor driver IC (a staple chip used in small-robot building), and the new clear-case GM4 servo gearmotor! No electronics, just a full 360° rotating, strong, modified servo! Check out the "New Products" link on the left toolbar for pricing and details.
Robothon Success!
Congrats out to Grant, for bringing his "Ender's Wraith" to first place in the advanced mini-sumo category at last weekend's Seattle Robothon. We also picked up an award for "Most Unusual Robot" with our Turbot prototypes! Additional to that, a Solarbotics Sumovore ("Oops" by Kristina Miles) won the amateur mini-sumo category!
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