15 Sep 2018

New Product Roundup – September 9th to September 15th

We are back with another edition of our New Product Roundup. It is hard to believe we are already half way through September! This week we have added four new products to the shop: Another new motor driver breakout from Adafruit based on the TB6612 chipset, a blue version of our 805 Prewired LED, a new Tamiya gearbox (ideal for mobile robots), and a new limit switch. Our product of the week is the SparkFun Beginners Parts Kit – a great assortment of parts in a convenient storage case.

Lets jump in and have a closer look at each!

08 Sep 2018

by Chris @ BCR

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New Product Roundup – September 2nd to September 8th

Hi everybody, thanks for stopping by for another edition of our Saturday New Product Roundup. This week we have four new products to showcase and, as always, a new product of the week! So what’s new? Well, we have a new version of the Mean Well 12V 12.5A switching power supply, a new 820uF capacitor, a new DC/Stepper motor driver breakout from Adafruit based on the DRV8833, and finally, Adafruit’s RFM69HCW medium range radio transceiver breakout board. Product of the week is our 34 piece Assorted Plastic Gear Set – 15% Off until Friday at Midnight! Lets go have a quick look at each!

01 Sep 2018

by Chris @ BCR

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New Product Roundup – August 26th to September 1st

Hello, and welcome back to another holiday weekend edition of our New Product Roundup. The Labour Day Weekend typically signals the end of summer – but it isn’t all bad – it also means project season is upon us! To hopefully help inspire you; we have added a selection of Adafruit breakout boards ideal for audio projects along with a couple new 12V cooling fans this week. The Product Of The Week is our Experiment Kit for Arduino – 15% Off until Friday at Midnight! Let’s go have a closer look at each of the new items.

30 Aug 2018

by Chris @ BCR

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Raspberry Pi Weather Station Tutorial – Part 4

The fourth and final part of our Raspberry Pi Weather Station Tutorial is now up! In this section of the tutorial we address how to start the weather station code as soon as the Raspberry Pi boots up, how to keep the electronics safe from the elements outside, and where to locate the station to get reasonably accurate results. Head on over to Part 4 to have a look!

29 Aug 2018

by Mandi @ BCR

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Labour Day Long Weekend

The last long weekend of Summer is just about here and with that BC Robotics will be closed this Monday September 3rd for the Labour Day holiday. All orders placed after 4:00 PM on Friday August 31st will ship out on Tuesday September 4th. Our showroom will be open normal hours on Saturday (10AM – 4:00PM) so feel free to drop by!