Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
BEAM Robotics and the Solarengine

MAKE Demos , Saturday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Learn how to make nimble robots from simple components, no programming required! Many BEAMbots are powered by the simple Solarengine circuit using a solar cell and capacitors. Presented by Dave Hrynkiw, president of Solarbotics and co-author of Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels.

Learn how to use the BEAM design approach to create nimble robots from simple components, with no programming required! Many BEAMbots are powered by the simple Solarengine circuit using a solar cell and capacitors.

Web site: http://www.solarbotics.net/

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Solarbotics Ltd [
We are a Canadian company with over 15 years experience in the hobby robotics and do-it-yourself industry. We are fun, hardworking, dedicated and eccentric robot enthusiasts.
www.solarbotics.com

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