Month: August 2005

Hi all! We’ve distilled this year’s solar cell summer-solstice tests into a nice, pretty set of PDF files. Want to know the power curves of our solarcells? Check it out here!

It’s been a while in the making, with a good many prototypes, but finally here it is: The Solarbotics Turbot Kit This alien-like robot is unlike any other robot you’ve seen!

And so closes a great 5 year run, my thanks goes to Dave & Cheryl for all they have provided, to our interesting customers and the friends I have made along the way. I do plan on remaining quite active … Read more…

New updateWe’ve got confirmation from all three Turbot winners! They are: Scott Williams of New Jersey, USA, and… Amin Younes of New York State, USA! Emiel Roumen of the Netherlands! ps: Turbot kit looks like it’ll be ready real soon!

After 5 years of employment with Solarbotics Ltd., Grant McKee has submitted his letter of resignation to Solarbotics, effective August 16th 2005. Mr. McKee has been an invaluable resource at Solarbotics, but is off to hunker down and gather resources … Read more…

Want a bumble-bee look to your robot tank? Intersperse our new GMT-Yellow treads into the link chain! You should even be able to use a yellow link as a opto-reflector in a wheel (err…tread?) encoder circuit. ALSO, we’re the only … Read more…