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Entries for the ‘Robotics’ Category

Review: Herbie the Mousebot Kit by Solarbotics

I wanted a quick, easy to build robot kit to get back into electronics and robotics. I ask for a Herbie the Mouse Bot for Christmas and sure enough I got one. It was a fun kit to build and went together in a little over an hour. You start off with a PC board… [...]

Review: Weller WLC100 Soldering Station

I have started to take a renewed interest in electronics again lately and wanted to get a good soldering station to work with. I have a couple fixed wattage irons I use for my RC plane wiring but I wanted something adjustable with a variety of alternative tips available. I ordered a Weller WLC100 and [...]