Mark Tilden on CBC Radio

Howdy folks. I have some bad news. It has just become painfully apparent that the summer is a mere two weeks from its conclusion. Where did it all go? Can't we have a little bit longer? Please? Hrmph, I guess not. That means we need to make the best of the next dozen-or-so days by […]

Solarbotics Ltd. is now a distributor of Sherline Machine Tool Products , and to inaugurate this arrangement, Solarbotics and Sherline are teaming up to bring a 5400 Mill package to the Western Canadian Robot Games for fundraising! We're providing the WCRG with this excellent high-quality mill ($921 CDN / $650 USD Retail) to use as […]

Keep warm! What else can I say... This is the season of thermosocks, spice chai, frozen windshields and many layers. For those who are not hibernating just yet, here's a weekly dose of entertainment: Bioluminescent Bacteria Lamp I want one! Hopefully no bacteria were hurt in this lighting experiment, and they were all paid accordingly […]

Hah! I told you! I told you! But did you believe me? NooOooOoooooOooo. What am I blathering on about, you ask? Well, we finally now have all the PICAXE Starter Packs available with USB cables instead of serial. There are four new bundles in total: PICAXE-08 Starter Pack (USB) PICAXE-18 Tutorial Kit (USB) PICAXE-18 Starter […]