Robotics Posts

24 Apr

Project Canary: Atmospheric Research Takes Flight

Recently, a team from the St. Vrain Innovation Center assembled its first custom PCB design with the help of SparkFun. This is the story behind their project and their experience.

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27 Mar

Wireless RC Robot with Arduino and XBees

Control your RedBot programmed with Arduino using the wireless joystick and a pair of XBees!

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22 Mar

Friday Product Post: Come RVR Here!

The Sphero RVR and its Autonomous Robotics Kits are available for pre-order, along with the NVIDIA Jetson Nano. Also, since you asked for it: Arduino Pro Mini Starter Kits!

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6 Feb

Wireless Remote Control with micro:bit

Control your micro:bot wirelessly using MakeCode's radio blocks.

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12 Dec

The National Robotics Challenge

An overview of America's most eclectic robotics competition

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13 Nov

Hackbot in the Morning

Pretty quiet around here at 7 a.m. Maybe I can whip up a quick python-fueled, Pi-based bot? Oh, yeah - hot glue features prominently in this build.

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20 Sep

Wearable Tech at Dragon Con: Part 2

Let's take a look at some of the amazing costumes and props from Dragon Con!

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31 Aug

Friday Product Post: Ardubots, Roll Out!

Today we have a new flight controller, an Arduino Engineering Kit, a repair kit for your Shapeoko and three new wire strippers. Happy Friday, everyone!

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5 Jul

Enginursday: Interns and Engineering

What an internship at SparkFun is like, the projects I've been up to, and the lessons learned so far.

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1 May

AVC2018: Release the Rules!

Next Fall's AVC is starting to take shape. We've seen the future, and the future is... GOATS!

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