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S.C.O.R.P.I.O.N. Potato cannon mounted on 6WD robot

OddBot's picture

Ok, to begin with it is just a normal SparkFun "new product post" but check out the last few minutes of the video. They mounted a potato cannon on a 6WD Wild Thumper chassis!

Who thought robots and potatoes could be so much fun?

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SparkFun: According to Pete

ignoblegnome's picture
I found this series of videos by Pete from SparkFun.

 

Measures the alcohol in your breath and marks the highest for a competition with your friends
Hi, this is my breathalyzer project. It's just something fun that I have been wanting to make for a while now. It uses an atmega328, alcohol gas sensor from … Read more
This is version 1 of my hexapod robot project.  Version 2 is now in development. Full assembly instructions are provided at the instructables.com link. Read more

SparkFun goes bonkers - no even more bonkerers than usual

rik's picture

Sparkfun is having a new contest: "Antimov".

The robot that violates two out of three Laws of Robotics in the most spectacular and creative and funny and effective way wins $300.

Navigates by sonar and carries a multimeter around
Using a
This little guy exists as a courtesy. He makes his binary way to the nooks and crannies of the house in case someone there might need to measure a resistor or … Read more

Problem with SparkFun PicAxe USB programmer cable

MechGeek2000's picture

Ok, got to the point where it's time to start coding and I got power to everything that needed it and started installing the drivers needed for the Picaxe programmer cable. Well to no avail. If anybody has an idea a walkthrough it would be appreciated.

 

Mech 

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robologist's picture

Just saw this posted, scheduled for January 7th. Hope I can get some toys here :

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=305

 

SparkFun vs SPARC. Trademark infringement or rabid lawyers?

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Everyones favourite supplier of robot goodies receives a cease and desist letter from SPARC over trademark infringement. Read the whole thing here.

SPARC really have no idea do they? If you have ever ordered goods from SparkFun before and wouldn`t like to see them forced to change their name by a big company send a quick email to sparcinfo@sparc.org saying what you think of this. Don`t forget, be polite, we are all adults.

I remembered that I was sweating for weeks about what should I have for a power supply circuit. However, I came accross this and all of my worries vanished. … Read more
Price: $0.1 USD
When leaving soldering iron burns on something is not enough, use these stickers to leave (or cover up) your mark. Stickers come with postcard backing so you can … Read more

Questions about Sparkfun shipping

Nicola's picture

Hello, i'd like to buy some stuff from sparkfun.. The question is: do they ship to Italy? I searched the site but they don't tell which countries are supported and which not. Also, what shipping method should i use? There's a cheap $20 or such but i guess it's only for US (right?) or a quite expensive (about $60) fedex shipping.

Also, how does the prices get converted to euro? Are there some extra costs?