New Product: 50 Meter GroovyNoodle Wire Spools
GroovyNoodle wire. Some is good; LOTS is better. We absolutely love our GroovyNoodle wire, with its super flexibility and silicone-jacket insulation in 7.5M “casual use” spools. For more ambitious projects that need more length, we now have our GroovyNoodle in value-priced 50 meter spools! It’s more of our favorite 24AWG wire with a whopping 40 […]
BareConductive Tutorials
Our friends at Bare Conductive, whose awesome lineup of products we carry, shared a few more interesting how-to tutorials (previously).
Canada & Independence Day
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.
New Product: The Solarbotics Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit
The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit is the latest product in our line of solar-powered kinetic desk toys. Borrowing design elements from the golden age of air travel , we’ve added our unique solar-electronics flair to create self-powered dynamic mobiles.
Notice of Solarbotics Credit Card Processing Breach & Update of Terms & Service
It is my unfortunate duty to inform the customers of Solarbotics who have used our web interface to place credit card orders that this information used on solarbotics.com has been compromised.
Moving ActiveTech
As some of you know, ActiveTech is changing locations and merging operations with Solarbotics. The retail store is going to take the space where the former RnD lab was, and we’ve been working hard to prepare that area for the move-in.
Canada Post Service Interruption
Canada Post orders will not be shipping today due to the issues with some of their online tools. We apologize for inconvenience.
News: ActiveTech Electronics Calgary is Moving
After over 25 years in the same location, it’s time to move on. Since having acquired ActiveTech last June, Solarbotics come to the conclusion we’ll be much better to merging operations under one roof. We’ll drop some product lines, but add a bunch of new ones at that time. Expect a store packed to the rafters with electronic parts and solutions! […]
Good Friday & Canada Post
This is a quick note to let all our customers know that Canada Post will not be shipping on Monday. And we are closed tomorrow March 30th for Good Friday!

Project: Experiments in Watermelon Filament
It takes a while to get to know all the quirks of your 3D printer and filament well. We thought we’d add to the knowledge base and share what we’ve learned about using the eSun 1.75mm PLA filament in Glass Watermelon Red on our Kossel Pro delta style 3D printer.
