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RobotShop Grand Tutorial Series: How To Make a Robot Nowadays everybody is making robots, if you do not want to be left out we suggest you have a look at a new series of tutorials that will be released on the GoRobotics Blog. The first out of ten lessons has been published today. The remaining
The RoBoard has been controlling robots for some time now. It is a single board computer featuring a Vortex86DX, a 32bit x86 CPU running at 1 GHz with 256MB DRAM, lots of PWM IO for controlling servos, and more. RoBoard RB-110 Single Board Computer A recurring feature that was always asked w
DFRobotShop Rover - Mobile Tracked Arduino Based We are proud to announce that the DFRobotShop Rover, an Arduino-compatible robotic tracked platform, is available for immediate purchase right now. The Rover has been available for pre-order for some time on the RobotShop website but it is only to…
GoRobotics.net goes RobotShop Today is a great day in the history of GoRobotics.net. This year (which also marks the 10 year anniversary of GoRobotics.net), RobotShop has taken on the mission of continuing the legacy or Mr. William Cox, the founding father of GoRobotics.net, by maintaini
Some time ago, the RobotShop team decided to build a telepresence system. Usually, these kinds of systems are sadly limited to a web-cam and a screen on wheels, and are simply a glorified videophone. This is not the case at RobotShop since we love robots and are all for crazy projects. This is why,
The iPhone controlled flying robot, AR-Drone, which was debuted at CES this year, now has a price tag. Parrot has announced that the autonomous quadracopter will retail for $300 USD and be available in September. While Gizmodo says, "ouch!", we say "wow!" because I was fully expecting a >$500 …
Ok folks, I know it's taken a while, but the results are finally in and we now have winners for the GoRobotics 10th anniversary giveaway! I'm super excited about this and very grateful to our prizes sponsors: Pololu Solarbotics , Vex Robotics, Apress, and No Starch Press. Before listing the w
Here's a video that talks about the main facts and statistics in the world of robotics and the web. It makes us aware of the speed at which technology is evolving in our society and flooding our daily lives. The robotics market is undergoing radical transformation: between now and 2025 it should …
We've put together a few videos for our readers on contemporary robotics (domestic, professional, educational, health, military, and industrial robots) and future and research perspectives (last video). The practice and viewing are exciting. These videos are all now also available on our RobotS…
A world leader of online robot sales is hiding in Quebec :-) Mario Tremblay and Sandra Fradet of RobotShop agreed to be interviewed by a journalist from Quebec's weekly, Echo de la Rive-Nord. The startup has existed for 7 years in Boisbriand on the Boulevard des Entreprises, Quebec. "We want t…
The RobotShop team is cooking up a revolutionary concept (according to what I've heard), behind a new site called MyRobots.com. And naturally, like you readers, I'm wondering about a few things. Because no, they haven't let their blogger in on the secret :-( , the little devils :-) So, I asked…
The Let's Make Robots internet site is in the process of integrating the complete catalog of RobotShop. LMR now claims to have thousands of components available for creating robots! And this is in part thanks to our extensive inventory, a full range of parts and accessories for service robots (…
From the same folks that brought us the Wild World of Robots, comes the Cyborgs On The Screen infographic. Full graphic after the jump. Cyborgs on the screen
It's National Robotics Week in the US this week and RobotShop is marking the occasion by offering you discounts on certain products in our shop. From April 11 to 17, 2010, (until Saturday), take advantage of a 7% discount coupon on any order over 50 dollars on RobotShop.com. COUPON CODE to ENTE…
At RobotShop it's always Christmas! Take advantage of the spring sale where we have selected more than 73 products to offer you at reduced prices, including: » Nabaztag Ears: $4 instead of $9.99 » Programmable Remote-Controlled Roboni-I Robot: $219 instead of $249 » Automatic Self-Cleaning
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I posted - had my birthday last week, so it made things a little bit crazy for me. You can all congratulate me on turning twenty-two for the fourth time. Feels good, turning twenty-two again. I may have mentioned some time ago that I'm working on an inte…
