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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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Revell Vexplorer Robotics System: a robot kit from another planet!

We love toys, we love robots, we love technostuff that moves and so on.
But this is another thing.
It’s the Revell Vexplorer!
Revell Vexplorer is the ideal robot kit for the novice builder. Complete with detailed step-by-step plans, this almost-ready-to-run kit comes with pre-assembled modules making it quick and easy to build. Best of all, your robot [...]

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