Pimoroni has taken all the great features of the Picade PCB and crammed them onto this super Picade X HAT . It's the best, easiest way to make a super-sweet arcade system using any Raspberry Pi. Simply pop it onto your Pi,  plug your Pi power supply into the micro-USB connector on the Picade HAT  (it back-powers your Pi through the GPIO, so no need for a separate power supply), wire up your controls to the terminal...

Are you the kind of person who doesn't like taking down the skeletons and spiders until after January? Well, we've got the ADABOX for you. This is electronics at its  most spooky!  ADABOX 009 is Halloween themed, for all of us who love scares, costumes, and (of course!)  candy . OK, so we didn't fill this ADABOX with candy corn, but we did curate a collection of inspiring electronics to make your Halloween more...

Lithium ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This battery has a capacity of 400mAh for a total of about 1.9 Wh. If you need a larger (or smaller!) battery, we have a full range of LiPoly batteries. The batteries come pre-attached with a genuine 2-pin 25mm JST-PH connector as shown and include the necessary protection...

Bosch has been a leader in barometric pressure sensors, from the BMP085. BMP180, and BMP280... now we've got the next generation, the Adafruit BMP388 Precision Barometric Pressure sensor . As you would expect, this sensor is similar to its earlier versions but even better . The BMP388 has better precision than ever, which makes it excellent for environmental sensing or as a precision altimeter . It can even be used in either I2C and SPI...

Get your 'bot rolling with this durable and smooth steel ball caster. We like the size (not too big, not too small) and surprisingly fluid motion of this caster. It's also really easy to attach, with two screw mounts that will allow you to attach it to any chassis material.  Note that it doesn't come with any mounting hardware , use 4-40 or M3 screws to attach to whatever you like. Matches with our purple metal chassis, but can...

Get your 'bot rolling with this durable and smooth steel ball caster. We like the size (not too big, not too small) and surprisingly fluid motion of this caster. It's also really easy to attach, with two screw mounts that will allow you to attach it to any chassis material. Note that it doesn't come with any mounting hardware , use 4-40 or M3 screws to attach to whatever you like. Matches perfectly with our purple metal chassis, but...

Here at Adafruit we never tire of cool, new displays, so these super sweet e-paper displays really caught our eye! Pimoroni's Inky pHat is a petite 212x104 pixel two-color display that looks fantastic and is easy to read even in bright daylight. Broadcast your tweets, the weather, or even graphing data. eInk is great for displays that don't change often, due to the 3-second display-change-cycle. But the...

How many pockets does an OTG (On The Go) maker need to carry their boards, wires, miscellanea when away from their desk? The world may never know.  We get serious satisfaction when things fit into other things, so we fell in love with this zipper case as it is the exact perfect size for a Circuit Playground Express!   There's even a little inside pocket that you can use to stash accessories like USB...

When 0.1" is too big, and JST PH's too chunky, the ultra-slim "PicoBlade" is a reliable alternative. These are only 1.25mm pitch, but have a nice clicky connection. This cable is nice and long, 200mm in fact. It's got both small form factor (won't take up a lot of real estate on your PCB) and friction lock to make easy-breezy connections to your HalloWing or anything else with a 1.25mm PicoBlade connection.

We've got battery holders for all sorts of needs and projects! Waterproof? Here ya go. With a clicky on/off switch? Easy peasy. Here's our latest addition in classy Adafruit black:  2 x AA Battery Holder with Knife Switch . What's so special about 'em? Well with the knife switch you can easily control the flow of electricity to your project. While there are many battery holders with slide switches, we think this is...

Whether you're raiding tombs or traversing nuclear fallout wastelands, this is the most heavy-duty enclosure for your project! Weatherproof? Check. Tough polycarbonate cover? Check. Built-in gasket seal? Oh yeah, check. Store your project safe and sound in this Flanged Weatherproof Enclosure . We especially like the machinable ABS plastic body, four mounting holes, and the easy-open screws that can be taken apart as many times...

Most modern headphone sets are purely digital - with three volume control buttons in-line with the cable. These headphones are interesting in that they have an analog volume control potentiometer. Perfect for use with electronic projects that don't have a volume control, or for phones that don't know how to use the digital buttons. There is one button on the headset, often used for 'pause' or 'mute' - when pressed it...

"If you've got a good idea, and you know it's going to work, go ahead and do it." – Grace Hopper Grace Hopper dedicated her life to solving computer problems. With her passion for problem-solving and insatiable curiosity, "Amazing Grace" revolutionized computer programming.  Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code is an inspiring, upbeat picture-book biography of one of STEM's unsung heroes....

You can now create a dazzling display with your Raspberry Pi Model Zero/A+/B+/Pi 2 or Pi 3 with the Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT. This HAT plugs into your Pi and makes it super easy to control RGB matrices such as those we stock in the shop and create a colorful scrolling display or mini LED wall with ease. This HAT is our finest to date, full of some really great circuitry. Let me break it down for you: Simple design  - plug in power, plug in...

Since we first started carrying NeoPixels back in 2012, the chainable RGB LEDs have taken over the world. And a big part of that success is due to the simplicity of their wiring - just one data wire, no matter how many pixels you've got. So no surprise they're everywhere , blinking away in art exhibits, maker faire demos, DJ booths, decorations and costumes. But, at some point, every NeoPixel'er bumps into the constraints of that...

Tired of webpages that are chock-full of ads and malware - impossible to use? This kit will make a Raspberry Pi 3 act as a DNS ( Domain Name Server ) The kind of device that tells you that  adafruit.com  is known as IP address 104.20.38.240. Except, when Pi Hole DNS is installed, it will do a special trick, when it is asked for the IP address of ads.adserver.com (for example) it will return nothing! So you will never even connect to...

A long time ago we made a Pi into a WiFi gateway that also blocked ads but the Pi Hole project does a  way  better job! This kit will make your Pi Zero W act as a DNS ( Domain Name Server ) The kind of device that tells you that  adafruit.com  is known as IP address 104.20.38.240. Except, when Pi Hole DNS is installed, it will do a special trick, when it is asked for the IP address of ads.adserver.com (for example) it will...

Zero Stem?  More like, full stream ahead! This is a neat little PCB shim that transforms your Raspberry Pi Zero into a USB dongle! Super handy when you want to share your computer's Internet connection without messing with extraneous adapters, cables, what have you. Works great with our USB Gadget for Raspberry Pi Zero guide. Once soldered on, the Stem lets you plug into USB to get power and data over a computer USB port. Use it on the...

We've got many distance sensors, and the TFmini Distance Sensor is a nice addition. This sensor bounces light off objects and returns the distance in centimeters. It's a nice compact plastic package, with UART serial output. Please note that the company calls this a "LiDAR" but it is not a true LIDAR. Instead, its a time-of-flight (ToF) infrared sensor like the VL53L0X. That said, it's easy to use, and since it spits out...

The ESP8266 started a small revolution by bringing WiFi to a small and cheap package that also had enough processing power and enough pins to get small things done. Now get ready to take your bite-sized WiFi capabilities to the next level with the ESP-WROVER-32 WiFi / Bluetooth Classic / BLE Module! This modules is even more powerful than the WROOM-32 - it has a 8MB PSRAM chip for when you have massive data buffering needs. It is a bigger module...

The bestselling book Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express now comes with a full pack of parts so you can hit the ground running! Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express  is written by our friend, Mike Barela, author of G.S.W. Adafruit Trinket. Mike is a life-long engineer, Maker and writer and recently joined the Adafruit team to write guides and develop new projects. This book gives you the low-down...

"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show." – Andrew Wyeth There's something about a Halloween landscape that immediately takes us back to childhood trick-or-treating and homemade costumes. Here's a special Adafruit set of five beautiful Halloween Cards that evoke the spirit of the season, from pumpkins to graveyards to a...

The season of spooky is nigh and here at the Adafruit factory we love Halloween! We have soo many guides in the Adafruit Learn System whether you want to make a HalloWing spirit board, a glowing smokey skull, or a NeoPixel masquerade mask...  Speaking of wearables... We couldn't let us humans have all the fun! Even our Circuit Playground friends have costumes. Peep this  Halloween Sticker Sheet featuring Blinka, Minerva, and...

The season of spooky is nigh and here at the Adafruit factory we love Halloween! We have soo many guides in the Adafruit Learn System whether you want to make a HalloWing spirit board, a glowing smokey skull, or a NeoPixel masquerade mask...  Speaking of wearables... We couldn't let us humans have all the fun! Even our Circuit Playground friends have costumes! Peep this  Halloween Sticker Sheet featuring AdaBot, Cappy, Mho,...

This little sensor is a great way to add UVA and UVB light sensing to any microcontroller project. The VEML6075 from Vishay has both true UVA and UVB band light sensors and an I2C-controlled ADC that will take readings and integrate them. The sensor also comes with calibration registers so you can easily convert the UVA/UVB readings into the UV Index. Compared to our other UV sensors, this one actually does a pretty good job of getting accurate...

We stock a few barometric pressure sensors, great for altitude and weather measurements. This pressure sensor is special because it comes with a metal port! Unlike other pressure sensors, you can easily attach a tube to it, to measure air pressure inside a close space. In particular we think this would be a great sensor for use with making DIY assistive tech "Sip & Puff" interfaces, or measuring the pressure within a vacuum chamber...

Move fluid safely from here to there with this very nice Peristaltic Pump that works with 5V or 6V power . Unlike most liquid pumps, this is a peristaltic type - the pump squishes the silicone tubing that contains the liquid instead of impelling it directly. The upshot? The pump never touches the fluid which makes this an excellent choice for any food/drink/sterile-based pumping such as for making drink-bots or gardening robots! The pump is...

If you've ever made a mistake when surface-mount soldering, you'll know how much of a pain it can be to fix it without the right tools. It can add critical time to a project and can seriously stymie your soldering momentum if you run into a bad component or a faulty reflow. With the Quick 861DW Soldering Station , you can easily rework your boards and get your project back on track. It's also possible to use solder paste (in a...

The eyes have it! Add this little lens to make a big expression with our Spooky Eyes demo for microcontrollers or Raspberry Pi. These are plastic lenses, with brilliant clarity and a nice convexity (is that a word?) They've even got a lip-edge so you can mount them easily with a 38mm cutout. We've attached these to our Raspberry Pi Animated Eyes Bonnet Kit for a real nice upgrade! This product is just a single PLASTIC lens ....

This Reflective IR Sensor is a simple plastic casing with two elements - an IR LED and an IR phototransistor. You can control the IR LED and turn it on to bounce IR off objects to determine their reflectivity. White & light colored stuff will bounce the light, so  you can detect it. Black & dark colored stuff will absorb the IR light so that it isn't detected. Likewise, if something isn't in the way of the sensor, it...

Pimoroni's HyperPixel features a 4.0" display with 800x480 18-bit color pixels. The plate uses the high speed DPI interface on the Pi and can use the mini display as a console, X window port, displaying images or video, etc. Best of all, it plugs right in on top - So easy! The DPI interface is super fast, and has speed-optimizations just like HDMI, but it uses just about every pin on the Pi so it is a challenge to use this and also...

Pimoroni's HyperPixel features a 4.0" display with 800x480 18-bit color pixels and a capacitive touch overlay, making it more sensitive and responsive than a resistive touch display. The plate uses the high speed DPI interface on the Pi and can use the mini display as a console, X window port, displaying images or video, etc. Best of all, it plugs right in on top - So easy! The DPI interface is super fast, and has...

By popular request, we've upgraded our popular Trellis elastomer button kits to now have a PCB with full color NeoPixel support! You heard that right, no more single-color LEDs, you can now have any color you like under the fantastic rubbery button pads we sell. These 4x4 button pad boards are fully tile-able and communicate over I2C. With 5 address pins, you've got the ability to connect up to 32 together in any arrangement you like....

We've got battery holders for all sorts of needs and projects! Waterproof? Here ya go. With an on/off switch? Easy peasy. Here's our latest addition in classy Adafruit black:  2 x AA Battery Holder with Premium Header Wires . What's so special about 'em? Well you can plug them right into a breadboard! No need to fight with those skinny stripped wires you normally get. Of course, you can always still solder them...

Pimoroni's GFX HAT is a shiny new LCD Display with RGB Backlight and Touch Buttons! This is a seriously snazzy LCD that can display complex graphics for all your headless Pi games and animations. While the LCD is monochrome 128x64 pixels, the backlight can be set to different RGB colors to indicate You also get six capacitive touch buttons for input and navigation, so you can use this as a controller too. The cool capacitive touch...

If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll just have to make do with these handy HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sonar Distance Sensors and a pair of flippers. These ubiquitous sensors are really common in robotics projects, but they can also be used for automation,...

What's that, you say? Pimoroni has another new super sweet tri-color e-paper display? Oh feast your eyes! This  Inky pHat   in Yellow/Black/White is a petite 212x104 pixel three-color display that looks fantastic and is easy to read even in bright daylight. Broadcast your tweets, the weather, or even graphing data. eInk is great for displays that don't change often, due to the...

Enter the world of cardboard construction and build playful robot friends!  Instead of slapping on tape or waiting for your hot glue to warm up, you can use these  Plastic Snap Rivets ! So easy to install. Just poke them through the cardboard and fasten with the back piece. This will ensure clean, movable joints and attachments. You can even remove them with some effort (but they'll hold as long as you don't pry them apart)...

Enter the world of cardboard construction and build playful robot friends!  Instead of slapping on tape or waiting for your hot glue to warm up, you can use these Large Plastic Rivets ! They have a large honkin' 19mm diameter rivet face, for mega surface contact. They're so easy to install. Just poke or cut a 9mm diameter hole in your cardboard, then side one half through the front, one half through the back and snap them together....

Make: Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express  is written by our friend, Mike Barela, author of G.S.W. Adafruit Trinket. Mike is an engineer and Maker and recently joined the Adafruit team. We also have a great bundle that includes everything you need to follow along with the projects in the book, no soldering required! This book gives you the low-down on microcontrollers by learning how to use the Express with Microsoft...

The Things Gateway is open! Come forth all ye who wish for a community-led, open-source Internet of Things smart city network. This Internet gateway router is designed by The Things Network, so you know it will work perfectly with TTN. Make a free accounts, plug it in, follow the easy step-by-step installation instructions and you've got yourself a LoRaWAN to Internet gateway in under 5 minutes. No setup or usage fees! A huge boon to...

Cut through cardboard like butter with the Canary Box Cutter . This Japanese-made tool is perfectly engineered, way better than using scissors or a craft knife. This is the perfect tool for cardboard-crafting-trashbot enthusiasts! Ever get annoyed when your blade gets stuck to tape or adhesive? The Canary's fine sawtooth edge and non-stick coating take that problem out of the equation. The serrated double-edged blade makes it ideal for clean...

We've got battery holders for all sorts of needs and projects! Waterproof? Here ya go. With an on/off switch? Easy peasy. Here's our latest addition in classy Adafruit black: 4 x AA Battery Holder with Premium Header Wires . What's so special about 'em? Well you can plug them right into a breadboard! No need to fight with those skinny stripped wires you normally get. Of course, you can always still solder them into a PCB. 4 x AA...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed Crickit - That's our C...

Adding to our collection of somewhat specialized motors, this Rotating Door Lock Motor is a DC Gearbox motor with a little pocket that is intended for a door lock mechanism. The motor only turns 90 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise and will stall (but not strip) if you try to keep running it past the angle. It's geared down so it has high torque, but that also makes it slow - it is about 5 seconds for it to rotate 'closed' or...

As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit! Rather than the regular USB A, this cable has  USB C to Micro B  plugs! USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for transmitting data and power. Like Lightning and MagSafe cables, USB C has no up or down orientation. And who among us has inserted USB correctly the first time? Works great with any computer that has a USB C port, and will let you attach any of our dev boards...

As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit! Rather than the regular USB A, this cable has  USB C to Micro B  plugs! USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for transmitting data and power. Like Lightning and MagSafe cables, USB C has no up or down orientation. And who among us has inserted USB correctly the first time? Works great with any computer that has a USB C port, and will let you attach any of our dev boards...

At the time of its invention Morse code definitively changed the way we communicate. Historically it's been used in nautical navigation to aviation to radio, but its easy to learn and the universal nature makes it a great data entry method for folks who use Assistive Technology! GBoard is an alternate keyboard for Android devices that lets you type using Morse code. It then converts those dots and dashes into letters and...

No joke, we have been looking for this exact product for over 5 years, and we've finally got the perfect one in stock! You love NeoPixels, and you love silicone diffusion? Peep this NeoPixel RGB Neon-like LED Flex Strip with Silicone Tubing ! OK its a bit of a mouthful but check out the beautiful pics! It  looks  a lot like neon, but without the need for expensive transformers, glass tubing, inert gasses, or a Las Vegas...

The Monoprice Inventor II 3D Printer Touchscreen with WiFi is a perfect entry-level 3D printer with small footprint and reliable performance. It comes equipped with WiFi so you don't need a cable tether and a lovely 3.5" color touchscreen for settings & feedback. The chassis housing is enclosed to keep your prints safe, and if you wanted to upgrade this printer for a heated bed, you'll be able to keep the build volume warm. This...

2600: The Hacker Quarterly  is an American quarterly journal specializing in issues surrounding hacking, telephone switching systems, internet protocols, telecommunications in general, the politics around high technology, and its impact on society. With origins in the phreaking community and late 20th century counterculture,  2600  and its associated conference transitioned to coverage of...

"That girl thinks she's the queen of the neighborhood She's got the hottest trike in town That girl she holds her head up so high I think I want to be her best friend, yeah Rebel girl, rebel girl Rebel girl, you are the queen of my world" Girl CEO is an illustrated collection to inspire and motivate rebel girls, young entrepreneurs, and other trailblazing tweens and teens with success stories and practical advice from leading...

For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to  up their wiring game . We now have  Silicone Cover Ribbon Cables!  These may look  a lot  like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The silicone-sheathed wire is super-flexible and soft, and it's also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like these ribbon...

HackSpace Magazine is the monthly magazine for the modern maker!  Issue #3 highlights Scrap Heap Hacking, a perfect complement to Adafruit Crickit boards and our Trashbots!  From the editor, Ben Everard, "We live in a throw-away society, and it's destroying the planet ... As makers and hackers, we're in a position to change this. This month we're taking a look at how to move in the opposite direction and...

Google AIY Projects brings do-it-yourself artificial intelligence to your maker projects. The  Google AIY Vision Kit  lets you build an image recognition device that can see and identify objects, powered by TensorFlow’s machine learning models. The kit includes all of the components needed to assemble the basic kit that works with the Google Assistant SDK as well as on-device image & vision recognition with TensorFlow using...

Ever wanted to feel like Magneto? Well, now you sort-of can! Bring the ferromagnetic objects in the world under your control with an Electromagnet The simplest way to make an electromagnet is to get a solenoid, pass some current through it, and then get a piece of soft iron inside the solenoid. When the current is switched off, the electromagnet is no longer, well, magnetic! What this means is that you just need to power this here electromagnet...

Ever wanted to feel like Magneto? Well, now you sort-of can! Bring the ferromagnetic objects in the world under your control with an Electromagnet The simplest way to make an electromagnet is to get a solenoid, pass some current through it, and then get a piece of soft iron inside the solenoid. When the current is switched off, the electromagnet is no longer, well, magnetic! What this means is that you just need to power this here electromagnet...

Ever wanted to feel like Magneto? Well, now you sort-of can! Bring the ferromagnetic objects in the world under your control with an Electromagnet The simplest way to make an electromagnet is to get a solenoid, pass some current through it, and then get a piece of soft iron inside the solenoid. When the current is switched off, the electromagnet is no longer, well, magnetic! What this means is that you just need to power this here electromagnet...

Hear the good news! This wee speaker is a great addition to any audio project where you need 8 ohm impedance and 1W or less of power. We particularly like this speaker as it is small and comes with nice skinny wires with a connector on the end. It has a handy "Molex PicoBlade" 1.25mm pitch 2-pin cable, which makes plugging into a board easy. Or you can cut off the connector and just solder/clamp onto...

Reduce, reuse, re-fashion! Show that you love the look of blue soldermask with this lovely Blue Circuit Board Pendant Necklace ! Circuit Breaker Labs is a woman-owned, US-based company that recycles circuit boards from computers, calculators, phones, etc, to make stunning, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. We think this is a fantastic solution to the crippling e-waste problem, and we're proud to carry smart jewelry that inspires dialogue...

Make your next project super-flexy with a biiiig prototyping board that can twist and shout– err, twist and bend! This passive flexible proto-PCB is about large as a piece of paper, but instead of dead-trees its made of very thin FR4. We're not bending the truth! This protoboard is only 0.4mm thick, so its extremely bendable and you can cut it easily with scissors - just don't use your nice fabric scissors since the fiberglass...

Science like a girl! Feast your eyes on this super special anniversary edition of Smore Magazine , a science magazine for smart young girls who can't stop wondering about the world around them. We love Smore (or, Science-more!) for their fun and un-intimidating issues and for their dedication towards equal representation of women in STEM. Far more than a stereotypical "girly" magazine, Smore was created to inspire girls...

Ahoy! It's time to create a dazzling light up project with our new RGB Matrix FeatherWing . Now you can quickly and easily create projects featuring your favorite 16 or 32-pixel tall matrix boards. Using our RGB Matrix library is easy and works wonderfully with any of our M0 or M4 based Feathers. Please note: This wing is only tested/designed to work with the SAMD21 M0 and SAMD51 M4 Feathers. It's not for use with any other Feathers at...

It's summer and you're sweating and your hair's all frizzy and all you really want to know is why the weatherman said this morning that today's relative humidity would max out at a perfectly reasonable 52% when it feels more like 77%. Enter the HTU21D-F Temperature + Humidity Sensor - the best way to prove the weatherman wrong! This I2C digital humidity sensor is an accurate and intelligent alternative to the much simpler...

It's summer and you're sweating and your hair's all frizzy and all you really want to know is why the weatherman said this morning that today's relative humidity would max out at a perfectly reasonable 52% when it feels more like 77%. Enter the HTU21D-F Temperature + Humidity Sensor - the best way to prove the weatherman wrong! This I2C digital humidity sensor is an accurate and intelligent alternative to the much simpler...

For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game . We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The silicone-sheathed wire is super-flexible and soft, and it's also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it...

For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game . We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The silicone-sheathed wire is super-flexible and soft, and it's also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it...

For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game . We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The silicone-sheathed wire is super-flexible and soft, and it's also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it...

For those who are fans of our silicone-covered wires, but are always looking to up their wiring game . We now have Silicone Cover Ribbon cables! These may look a lot like squid ink noodles, but they're not. The silicone-sheathed wire is super-flexible and soft, and it's also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it...

These are very unusual motors, but we thought they could be handy for projects that need a small geared-down motor. At the core is a 'pager motor' - a small thin DC motor that runs on about 3VDC. That motor is then geared down inside the red-plastic body of the motor. Finally, the output axle is connected to a plastic triangle that has a bent-wire return spring. There are two plastic stops built into the outside of the motor. If you keep...

We really enjoy our DC gear motors (a.k.a "TT Motor") but unless you have a 3D printer it can be a challenge to get something attached to the axle. That's why we've got this Eccentric   TT Motor Hub - it gives you 2 x hexagonal holes and two circle holes. It's a very good solution to quickly and easily mount custom wheels, cardboard & wood, or other mechanisms to your robot project. This eccentric hub is...

Who doesn't love LEGO and compatible bricks? Nobody! Except when we accidentally step on them. There are soooo many mechanical things one can make with those ubiquitous bricks, plates, gears, pulleys. Say a 13-meter high LEGO London Tower Bridge... But what do you do when you want to add LEGO-compatible bricks and parts to your robotics project? This is the bracket you need! Just push onto the body of your DC Gearbox...

Ever wanted to feel like Magneto? Well, now you sort-of can! Bring the ferromagnetic objects in the world under your control with an Electromagnet The simplest way to make an electromagnet is to get a solenoid, pass some current through it, and then get a piece of soft iron inside the solenoid. When the current is switched off, the electromagnet is no longer, well, magnetic! What this means is that you just need to power this here electromagnet...