Here at Solarbotics, we like to eat well. So, unfortunately after leaving a forgotten sausage roll in the microwave for several days we must search for a means of disposal and/or obvious prank to pull. Our immediate reaction was to place the rather stale pastry in the mouth of our office chimp, Herb. But now […]
Wednesday Links: Robots, Chocolate and G...
Solar botics
August 13, 2014
Everything is better with chocolate, even the new links:
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Self-Folding Paper Robot Inspired by origami paper sculptures and equipped with motor. (Via Beautiful Decay) |
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Edible Chocolate LEGOs Mmmm, best Lego ever. (Via Colossal) |
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Drawing Robot Seen lots of drawing robots before, but this one uses fans to create vacuum and attach itself to the metal wall. (Via Creative Applications Network) |
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Cutting Records Out of CDs Arduino, some motors, some 3D printed stuff - and here it is. (Via Hackaday) |
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X-Ray GIFs This is creepy and awesome all at the same time. (Via IFLScience) |
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The Solarbotics GraviTrack Marble Machin...
Our GraviTrack Marble Machine Kit is our newest addition to the Marble-Drop mechanism family. Elegant, swooping hands pass marbles to each other to the top of a sweeping multi-level track, available in either solar or battery configuration! Approximately twice as wide as our spiral Solar or Battery Marble machine kits, the GraviTrack is still desk-top compact but large enough for easy mechanical assembly. Pre-order yours […]
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