Build yourself your own Arduino temperature SMS alarm - thermal monitoring system having MAXIMUM and MINIMUM temperature thresholds, keep alive messages and (oldies but goldies as) SMS paging and remote ARM/DISARM system. You can supervise one or more 1WIRE temperature sensor(s) and page via SMS th…
The Deskbot Pal, an animatronic emoji bot that’s easy to build, and easy on the pocketbook. The Pal can be personalized with your own 15 pieces of flair – or more if you’d like! It’s powered by an Arduino-compatible microcontroller, and requires no special construction tools, even soldering. This …
Most of you, by now, are likely aware of the RPLIDAR 360° Laser Scanner. This amazing product gave hobbyists everywhere the chance to get started on SLAM-based projects at an affordable cost and with a piece of equipment of good quality. Of course, improvements to this product were possible and Rob…
Nearly 1 year ago, we announced free shipping in France for orders over 200€ as well as free shipping in the UK for orders over 200£. Today we announce that these free shipping options have also been added for customers in the following European countries: Germany, Belgium, Netherland, Luxembourg, …
We are happy to announce that the iRobot Roomba 980 is now available for purchase on our website. The Roomba 980 comes with great new features and a new navigation method the iAdapt 2.0 Navigation makes it the best Roomba out yet.
This tutorial series will help you design and create your own "Deskbot Pal"; an affordable stationary robot that’s super simple to build. Desktop Pal is made to be personalized. Deck out your Pal with your own custom flair and bling and then give it a personality.
RobotShop is proud to announce that Gordon McComb will become a regular contributor on the RobotShop Blog. Gordon McComb is most widely known as a writer and editor of technology books and articles. He has written over 65 books and thousands of magazine articles and newspaper columns during his 36 …
RobotShop Inc. announces today the launch of its subsidiary, RobotShop Japan Co., Ltd. RobotShop officially begins operations in Japan by launching a logistics center in the territory as well as a dedicated website.
NASA in on a "Journey to Mars". According to the space agency, we should see the first humans landing on Mars by 2033. Along this journey, NASA is planning to send robots to prepare the big landing. In 2013, NASA unveiled four sister robots which are the first of&nb…
At this point, we need to discuss the strengths and limitations of process automation with collaborative robots. Although you probably have ideas as to what processes you would like to have automated. many are probably not the best choices to begin with, and we need to be realistic about what the t…
Can past technological accomplishments help predict future disruptive technology and innovations or should we try to think outside the box? Science fiction books, TV shows and movies provides a great source for inspiration, but what will robots really be like in the next 25, 50 or 100 years?
RobotShop.com, the world’s leading robot store for all your robotic needs, announces today that it has partnered with Automated Pet Care Products, Inc., DBA AutoPets. AutoPets is the maker of Litter-Robot, the automatic self-cleaning litter box. RobotShop is now the exclusive distributor of the
The world of consumer and professional drones is evolving very fast and so are flight controller systems for UAVs & Drones. At the same time, many developments are being made for consumer electronics at a low cost and the Raspberry Pi is one of the leaders in this field. This raised questions
Imagine that you are a structure of valuable data, and wherever you are going needs to receive this data in order to keep up, be in sync with everything around. If you use your car it will be pretty similar as if you are using a point to point connection, what if you car breaks?
Once upon a time, a portable oscilloscope meant a device that required two field technicians to carry around because of its weight and size. Joking aside, these times are fortunately far behind us now, but a real portable solution (of high quality and functionality) is still not easily affordable f…
Robots keep evolving and so do robot components used the make these new stronger, faster and more precise robots. One of those new components present in more advanced robots, are smart servo motors, also often called robot servo motors. In this article, we will expose the main differences between r…
