Seeed Grove – RTC $6.90 The RTC module is a member of Twig. It is based on the clock chip DS1307 which supports the I2C protocol. It uses a Lithium cell battery (CR1225). The clock/calendar provides seconds, minutes, hours, day, date, month and year information. Nidec SMD Vibra motor 1.3V DC, 105mA, 9500rpm $3.00 Surface-mount […]

Adafruit Ultimate GPS Logger Shield – Includes GPS Module $61.00 Brand new and better than ever, we’ve replaced our Adafruit GPS shield kit with this assembled shield that comes with an Ultimate GPS module. Redpark L2-RJ45V – Lightning to RJ45 Cable $82.80 Connects a Lightning iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to the console port on […]

Our office will be closed on Monday September 7, we’ll continue regular office hours on Tuesday at 0900 MST.

As you may have guessed, Solarbotics will be closed Monday, September 06 for Labour Day. Enjoy the weather if you’re not living in Alberta! We’ll continue regular office hours on Tuesday at 0900 MST.

3D Printed Violin It sounds beautiful, it looks gorgeous – this is what 3D printing should be! (By 3Dvarius, via Nerdist) 3D Printing Molten Glass Yet another 3d printing example of all things beautiful – the fusion of old (material) and new (technique). (Via Colossal) The Architecture of Radio Yay to the superpower of seeing […]

Lithium Ion (LiPoly) Battery – 110mAh 3.7V $8.34 Lithium polymer battery, but darn small! 3.7V 110mAh LiPoly battery for E-Textiles $8.34 What makes this battery special for E-textiles? Built-in current limiting for safety. SparkFun Pi Wedge B+ $9.55 A prototyping Wedge for Raspberry Pi B+ that allows you to use a shield and a protoboard […]

PCBGrip Cylinder Accessory (4 pack) $7.20 This accessory is great for adding standoffs and rotating elements to your PCBGrip (or Openbeam!). PCBGrip Tri Nut Accessory (pairs) $5.52 Inserting and aligning nuts into Openbeam can be a bit tricky, but this clever, simple tri-nut insert is a simple, effective solution to the problem. T-Bolt Accessory (pairs) […]

Brought to you from every corner of the great internets. Laser Cut Junk Food..  by I’m Your Present (Via TLC) Leatherman Tread ..and the unboxing of it. Wonder how it will behave at airport security..(Via Notcot) Blue Whale Experience This is what it looks like being a blue whale and feeding on krill, by the Goldbogen […]

Seeed Raspberry Pi Breakout Board v1.0 $14.95 The Raspberry Pi Breakout Board for Raspberry Pi is a prototype board that allows you to combine your Raspberry Pi with other components and modules. Grove – Light Sensor(P) $3.75 Panel mount light sensor from SeeedStudio. XBee WiFi Module – Wire Antenna $52.75 This is the XBee WiFi […]

Green 3D Printer 3D printing “filament” infused with living seeds: this is when “eat your greens” takes on a whole new meaning. (Via Colossal) Longitude and latitudeBeautiful CNC renders of wave patterns captured by drone, by David Bowen. (Via CreativeApplications) Light calligraphy Painting with light never gets old – especially if it is beautiful Arabic […]