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Elenco Snap Circuit 300: over 300 electronic projects, more than a toy!

We venture that even Edison would be amazed!
Prepare to engineer over 300 exciting, useful electronic gadgets & play lively electronic games with Electronic Snap Circuits’ Snap Circuits SC-300!
This kit features a valuable collection of materials! The colorful and easy-to-follow format of the instruction manual makes circuit assembly stress-free and fun.
All parts are mounted on plastic [...]

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Tomy i-Sobot: don’t call it the “tiny robot” or a “toy robot”!

According to the Tomy i-Sobot website, this is the world’s smallest humanoid robot in production, as per Guiness World Records. With 17 servos and only 6-1/2″ high, it could be.
And I should be one to talk about the “smallest”.
The Tomy I-SOBOT stands a mere 6-1/2 inches tall. The articulated joints give the i-Sobot [...]

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Microcontroller-based robotics: raise a flag whenever you get mail on GMail - DIY video

Revision3’s Systm is one of my favorite WebTV sites!
Their talks are always thought-provoking.
In this episode, they turned on a microcontroller-based project aimed at signal, via a servo motor, incoming mail on a Gmail account.

It’s good starting point for microcontroller beginners, servos integration with open source languages (Python in this case) and a lot more.
As their [...]

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