Absolute Beginner’s Guilde to Building Robots

This is Gareth Branwyn’s latest book on robotics. Why should you care? Well, our own Dave Hrynkiw (dat be me) was honoured with the task of tech-editting it. It’s a fun read, with some BEAM and not-so-BEAM projects, so if … Read more…

Solarbotics Sumo Workshops

We’re involved with a couple of upcoming workshops featuring our Sumovore Mini-Sumo! (No local link yet, until it’s officially on sale – sorry!) The first one is at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Open House in Edmonton, Alberta. … Read more…

The Wowwee RoboSapien

Wonder what Mark Tilden has been up to? Prepare to be knocked on your butt – this BEAM-tech Biped walking robot toy looks like a killer for this year’s Christmas season! Check it out at our sponsored community server at … Read more…

Solarbotics goes to San Francisco!

Solarbotics recently sent a representative to the Robot Society of America’s Robot Expo in San Francisco. Wanna see some pics? Check them out here at http://www.solarbotics.net/gallery/SanFranciscoRSA.

Sherline Price Increase

We’ve just got our official notification and new price list from Sherline. Implementation date is October 1st, so if you’ve been on-the-fence thinking about getting a Sherline machine to build your own custom parts, now’s the time to do it! … Read more…

New Wheels

Remember those bad-boy wheels you saw on Strongbad? Well, they’re now available! But be warned – we don’t have the sleeve to fix the 2mm shaft to 1/8" hole diameter gap, so you’ll have to improvise something yourself. Otherwise, your … Read more…

Solarbotics.net server v2!

Yup, the Solarbotics.NET server we sponsor for the BEAM community is now online, offering more storage, RAM, speed, and open-source software to make your .net experience… better! (Well, we think so). No teething pains to report yet, although I’m sure … Read more…

Solarbotics at RoboMaxx, Robothon

We’re making the trip out to Robomaxx in Grants Pass, Oregon October 11-12. Gonna be there? Hunt down the dude in the cowboy hat wearing the "Solarbotics" Shirt. That’ll be me. Maybe I’ll have samples of our gearmotors burning a … Read more…