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New products: Universal Aluminum Mounting Hubs with M3 holes

Posted by Kevin on 5 August 2013
Tags: new products

Our universal mounting hubs are now available in versions with mounting holes sized for M3 screws (not included). These aluminum hubs allow you to mount custom wheels and mechanisms to 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, and 6 mm shafts. Each set of two hubs includes the required set screws and an Allen wrench for securing the hubs to motor shafts.

New product: Machined Aluminum Bracket for 37D mm Metal Gearmotors

Posted by Kevin on 2 August 2013
Tags: new products

We have released a new machined aluminum bracket that lets you securely mount our 37D mm metal gearmotors to your project. The bracket has six holes on its face that line up with the 37D gearbox’s mounting holes, and it has three tapped holes on the bottom. Nine M3 screws are included for securing the bracket to the motor and mounting surface.

New products: QTR-3A and QTR-3RC Reflectance Sensor Arrays

Posted by Kevin on 1 August 2013
Tags: new products

Our new QTR-3A and QTR-3RC reflectance sensor arrays pack three IR emitter and receiver (phototransistor) pairs onto a board measuring just 1.25″ × 0.3″ (32 mm × 8 mm). With the sensors mounted on a 0.375″ pitch, these sensor arrays are great for sensing 3/4″ black electrical tape when used as minimal detectors on line-following robots!

Two versions of these sensor modules are available: the QTR-3A provides three analog voltage outputs, while the QTR-3RC provides three digital pulse signals that can be read with digital I/O lines.

New product: Sparkfun Starter Kit for RedBoard

Posted by Kevin on 30 July 2013

The SparkFun Starter Kit for RedBoard is an easy way to get started building entertaining and educational circuits with SparkFun’s RedBoard, an Arduino clone that is compatible with the Uno R3. The kit includes a RedBoard along with various types of sensors and indicators. A downloadable guide features example projects to introduce you to the world of embedded electronics.

Lunokhod

Posted by Paul on 8 July 2013

Lunokhod, which means “Moon Walker” in Russian, was built for a space museum in Prague and is a miniature version of the first remote-controlled moon rover. It uses 8 of our 298:1 micro metal gearmotors and an Arduino Nano and can be remotely controlled by museum visitors. The rover was built by Beatty Robotics; you are can learn more about it on their blog.

Simple 18-servo hexapod

Posted by Paul on 8 July 2013

This instructable shows how to make a simple 18-servo hexapod robot that uses either just an Arduino or an Arduino and a Maestro to control its servos.

Featured link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-18dof-Hexapod-Arduino-nano-optionally-wit/

New products: Step-up Voltage Regulators U1V11F3, U1V11F5, and U1V11A

Posted by Claire on 5 July 2013
Tags: new products

We have released three new step-up regulators that can boost input voltages as low as 0.5 V and have typical efficiencies between 70 and 90%. Unlike most boost regulators, these offer a true shutdown option that turns off power to the load. They also automatically switch to a linear down-regulation mode when the input voltage exceeds the output, making them great for powering electronics projects from 1 – 3 NiMH, NiCd, or alkaline cells or from a single lithium-ion cell.

These regulators are available with a 3.3 V or 5 V fixed output voltage or an adjustable output voltage (2 V – 5.25 V).

Underwater Vehicle for MATE ROV Competition

Posted by Ryan on 27 June 2013

The AMNO & CO ROV team uses our Simple Motor Controllers in their remotely operated underwater vehicle. The team placed 13th at the 12th Annual MATE International ROV Competition (and 2nd in regionals)!

Featured link: https://www.facebook.com/AMNOandCoROV

Ball casters

Posted by Emily on 25 June 2013
Tags: pricing

We’ve lowered the prices on all of our ball casters! Prices have dropped by $1 to $2 across the whole Pololu ball caster line and start as low as $1.99.

New Products

ACS72981KLRATR-150B5 Current Sensor Large Carrier -150A to +150A, 5V
ACS72981LLRATR-100B5 Current Sensor Large Carrier -100A to +100A, 5V
ACS37220LEZATR-100B5 Current Sensor Compact Carrier -100A to +100A, 5V
7.5V Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S8V9F7
12V, 2.8A Step-Down Voltage Regulator D30V30F12
1.4-7V, 3.4A Fine-Adjust Step-Down Voltage Regulator D30V30MAL
4.2-15V, 3.3A Fine-Adjust Step-Down Voltage Regulator w/ Adjustable Low-Voltage Cutoff D30V33MASCMA
9V Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S8V9F9
ACS37220LEZATR-150B5 Current Sensor Large Carrier -150A to +150A, 5V
3.3V Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S8V9F3
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