Grant has taken some time to document how to turn a standard 81:1 GM10 pager gear motor and turn it into a 9:1 version. Why would you want to do that? You tell me - I'd love to know what project you build with a speed demon like that! Read More...
Wednesday Links: Smile TV, New Materials...
Solar botics
July 16, 2014
Brief summary of today's short issue: it is about squishy mice robots that feed on the dark matter, live in weird motors and make TVs smile.
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Smile TV Pretty retro-looking 4-legged TV leaves you smiling like an idiot in order to watch anything. (Via Designboom) |
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How Squishy Would You Like Your Robot? Finally science moving in the right direction - making robotics more human-like and organic like. Squishy is good! (Via IEEE Spectrum) |
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The Weirdest Engine Hopefully it works just as good as it looks... (Via Gizmodo) |
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Super Black Material Aside from all jokes about ninjas, goths and little black dresses, this is mesmerizing and I can't stop staring at it. (Via IFL Science) |
...as opposed to mice that feed on light.
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We are closed on Monday, July 2nd in lieu of Canada Day this Sunday (July 1st)! We will be back in business July 3rd. Also, to all our US customers: shipping will be delayed on July 4th.
Transistor turns 50!
Well, 50 years ago today, the Regency TR-1 transistor radio was unleashed on the masses. As the first transistor-based radio on the market, it made a splash. And here we are, 50 years later, making robots out of the same technology. Regenchy TR-1, Solarbotics salutes you!
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