At 11pm Central Time Wednesday night I saw you guys having a visit on The Screensavers. I could not tell who the stars were, you guys or the BEAM robots you...
... On the up-side, at least buy-cybie.com kept your (c) title shot in place. ... Agreed, Wow-wee should make the most of it. Let us hope that Wow-wee does not...
Hello group, I'm going to build my next fotovore. So far, I only made Freds. Is it worth using 2 of my 1381s to build a photovore? I only have 4 of them so I'm...
Hello Juan, Try the Miller Photopopper circuit: http://www.solarbotics.net/library/circuits/bot_popper_miller.html It worked well on the breadboard using the...
well they wanted the robots not us. and I kinda choked even after rehearsing just 15 minutes before we went on. they asked different questions than we had...
... Jérôme has the schematic on his web site. http://robomaniac.solarbotics.net/solarengine.html#Hyper ... Before settling on the 1381, take a look at the...
Good morning everybody! The Solarbotics crew is happy to announce two brand new kits. Our first long (looooong) awaited kit is the Sun Swinger. A self starting...
I'v built mostly Freds and I'm quite happy with them. I'v also built a couple of 1381 poppers. I find the 1381 poppers will pop is lower light than the Fred...
What is the best way to attach a worm-drive gear motor from the Solarbotics MCM2 to a piece of Sintra? I have been using wire ties, and also used two-part...
Richard Caudle came up with a variation that used only one 31464 (chloroplast) for a Photopopper. here: http://frankendaddy.solarbotics.net/hpv.html Could this...
Gang, For anybody that doesn't regularly check out the Wired magazine website, they have an interesting article today on BEAMish tweaks to consumer electronics...
Hey Grant The spazavore looks like a great kit! I gotta get me a few of them. :) Happy April fools. Gord ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
... We used them by using a suitable diameter of brass tubing that would friction-fit over the output cam, then drill/pin it into place, AND use some epoxy. It...
... Well, we're not sure how long they'll be on sale for, so act NOW! 8> Regards, Dave ... "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes, ...
Do you happen to have a photo handy? I can sort of follow you, but a picture would be helpful. If you do not have one at hand, then I'll experiment a bit. Many...
... There doesn't seem to be a clear indication of _exactly_ what comes in the pendulum kit. Or, to put it another way, I'm not sure if the photograph is an...
... \ I'll have to see... I don't remember what 'bot of mine it was on, but I may have a pic of Mark's implementation on THAB. -Dave ... "Um, no - that's...
... ...Maybe. Didja try ordering one? Regards, Dave ... "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes, that's right. Yes, I know it looks like...
Another question about the new kits. How do you charge the spazavore? Does it included a charger? Crap, I guess I missed the scoutwalker sale price :( Bill...
Hey Big Dave, Looks like the Pendulum Kit is using three support boards that are all the same - multiple SE's for say adding a Pummer on one or both sides? The...
... http://downloads.solarbotics.net/images/DSCN0453-THAB_workgear.jpg Sorry it's from the wrong side, but I can't find any other pics. ... "Um, no - that's...
... There are spots for multiple Force-coil circuits (yup, not traditional solarengine here). All the spars are electrically connected, so it matters NOT which...
... "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes, that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only 2 vowels. Pronounciation?...
... You shake it up and down - just like an etch-a-sketch! No, no, no - You'll have to have some sort of way to charge it up yourself. 5V supply running...
... Whups! Forgot to add that resource. Will be done in an hour or so (minor tweaks still happening). BUT, you already have the Junkbots book, and all the...
... Funny enough, I spent several hours yesterday searching for photos of THAB. You can just sort of make it out in the b&w photos in the Genesis Redux book. ...
GrantM. "Badgers, Badgers, Badgers..." So, No Solarball kit as of yet? ;-> DrewB ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter...