Video: Phone-controlled BB8 droid build tutorial

From www.pololu.com 6 years ago in Stores

TechBuilder’s life-size phone-controlled BB8 droid uses a Pololu dual VNH5019 motor driver shield to drive two 19:1 37D metal gearmotors. For step-by-step instructions for building this droid, see his DIY BB8 Instructables page.

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New product: Motoron M3H256 Triple Motor Controller for Raspberry Pi

From www.pololu.com 1 month ago in Stores

Our Motoron M3H256 Triple Motor Controller for Raspberry Pi is now available! The M3H256 is a stackable I²C motor controller that can drive up to three brushed DC motors bidirectionally at voltages between 4.5 V and 48 V and continuous currents up...

New product: VL53L5CX Time-of-Flight 8×8-Zone Distance Sensor Carrier

From www.pololu.com 2 months ago in Stores

I’m excited to announce the release of our new VL53L5CX Time-of-Flight 8×8-Zone Distance Sensor Carrier! Over the past several years, STMicroelectronics has introduced a number of FlightSense distance sensors, starting with the VL6180X, that use time-of-flight (TOF) measurements of infrared...

New products: DRV8874 and DRV8876 motor driver carriers

From www.pololu.com 3 months ago in Stores

We’ve expanded our selection of motor drivers again with the release of some compact carrier boards for TI’s DRV8874 and DRV8876 motor drivers, which feature current sense feedback and adjustable current limiting. These three ICs and their boards are all...

Taking control of a typosquatting domain with a UDRP case

From www.pololu.com 3 months ago in Stores

Have you ever mistyped our website as “polulu.com”? (It’s a common mistake.) Until recently, you would have ended up on the page shown above, full of ads and offers to buy the domain. Even worse, emails misaddressed to polulu.com would...

New Product: Motoron M3S256 Triple Motor Controller Shield

From www.pololu.com 3 months ago in Stores

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Motoron M3S256 Triple Motor Controller Shield! This I²C motor controller is designed to plug into an Arduino or Arduino-compatible board and control up to three bidirectional brushed DC motors at voltages...

New Products: S13VxF5 step-up/step-down voltage regulators

From www.pololu.com 5 months ago in Stores

We have released three new members of the S13VxF5 regulator family: 1A Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S13V10F5 1.5A Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S13V15F5 2A Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S13V20F5 These lower-current variations are much smaller than the existing 3A Step-Up/Step-Down Voltage Regulator S13V30F5,...

Video: Demo Program on the Pololu 3pi+ 32U4 OLED Robot

From www.pololu.com 7 months ago in Stores

This video steps through the demo program on our new 3pi+ 32U4 OLED Robot. The Pololu 3pi+ 32U4 OLED robot is a complete, high-performance mobile platform based on the Arduino-compatible ATmega32U4 MCU. The demo program shown in this video highlights...

"Serenade"; 3D Mixed-Media Artwork by Tammy Carmona

From www.pololu.com 7 months ago in Stores

Artist Tammy Carmona recently used our laser cutting service to help create her 3D mixed-media artwork, “Serenade”, pictured above. Carmona writes about the piece: This mixed-media composition takes classical elements of music, and combines them with art in a decadent,...

Our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale has started!

From www.pololu.com 7 months ago in Stores

Our Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale is back! Visit the sale page to see all the available deals and add the necessary coupons to your cart, including special discounts on the new Zumo 32U4 OLED robots we released earlier...

The Zumo gets a graphical display too: new Zumo 32U4 OLED Robot!

From www.pololu.com 7 months ago in Stores

Our 3pi+ 32U4 robot got an upgraded OLED display earlier this year, and now it’s the Zumo’s turn with the release of our new Zumo 32U4 OLED Robot! In many ways, this new version is just like the original Zumo...