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The RobotShop Ultimate Challenge is moving along quickly now; the Roomba 500 series has completed all the tests and its final score is now available. If you recall, the robot vacuums are being scored by 15 different performance tests: how well they pick up debris, how fast they clean, how loud they…
RobotShop Arduino Super Sale Attention all RobotShop adepts! We are having an exclusive two-day sale on the awesome Arduino UNO Microcontroller. Arduino is hands down the most popular open-source microcontroller on the market, and it is an excellent choice for beginners and advanced experimente
Robots are becoming increasingly capable, intelligent and flexible. As a result, they can perform an increasing amount of tasks and are also taking more and more jobs all over the world. The infographic below created by Mezzmer Eyeglasses explains the situation of robots in the workplace brilli
Good news everyone! (you should read this in Professor Farnsworth's voice). Until October 3rd 2011, the new DFRobotShop Rover V2 Mecanum kit and DFRobotShop Rover Expansion Plate are on sale. This means that you can obtain a rebate of 20% and 10% respectively when you pre-order! You can find
There are many ways of controlling your robot, complex computer programs, joysticks, speech, your own body motion and it can be pretty cool, but wouldn't it be nice if you could control your robots via your thoughts? NeuroSky Mindwave Controlling robots or other machines directly with your
The DFRobotShop Rover is the most affordable programmable mobile robot and no doubt, one of the most popular. This Arduino-based tracked platform is pretty neat and is very useful for beginners or seasoned roboticists who need a versatile robotic platform that just works. Original DFRobotS
Robotics Trends published an interview with Mario Tremblay, CEO of RobotShop. The interview goes into the details of MyRobots.com, a cloud robotics initiative. MyRobots.com Design Preview The interview is transcribed below for those who want to know every detail about the future of cloud
It is very important for us at RobotShop that our customers find the robot or part they need in the fastest and most efficient way. That is why RobotShop announces today their new smart search engine that will allow you to find the robotic product you are looking for. If you are curious, y
Tinkerers, hackers, roboticists, and geeks of the world rejoice! RobotShop is partnering with Instructables to bring you an awesome contest. RobotShop Instructables Microcontroller Contest Instructa...what? Instructables! For those of you living under a rock, Instructables is a great website
RobotShop announces the Smartpool Robot Pool Cleaner Promotion. With the summer starting in the northern hemisphere, those lucky enough to have a pool could be even luckier and win their own Smartpool Robotic Pool Cleaner. Win a Robotic Pool Cleaner Simply order a Smartpool Robotic Po
Google announced in the yearly Google IO event the release of the Android Open Accessory Kit. This kit consists basically of an Arduino Mega combined with the USB host shield and some customized firmware. What this allows us to do is to create Android applications that will interact with an Arduino…
Years ago, RobotShop started offering our Limited Lifetime Warranty on the Roomba, and as of late 2010, on the Neato XV-11 also. Considering the run-time and amount of work the average robotic vacuum cleaner goes through, it made buying with RobotShop a smart decision. Now RobotShop is extending th
At RobotShop, we sometimes get pretty strange requests from customers wanting some special service or exceptions on their order, and we always strive to give the best service and to make sure our customers are satisfied and get what they want. The picture below shows a sample of our warehouse team …
Although at RobotShop we try to have the fewest possible items out of stock, some products are back ordered from time to time. In order to allow customers know when to expect an item to be back in stock or to know how much time they will need to wait before their order is shipped, the RobotShop w
As a leading robotics distributor, RobotShop often gets requests from inventors and developers to help them bring their products to market, but due to lack of resources, we only accepted products ready to be distributed. This is about to radically change. RobotShop Technology Accelerator We are l…
Inflatable Ride-In Dalek The robopocalypse is near. Now you can get your very own Ride-in Dalek from Dr. Who at RobotShop and EXTERMINATE ALL HUMANS (read in Dalek voice). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S1Xl8BMhF4 The 1.3m tall Ride-in Daleks are made by Kids@Play and can fit a small human of at
