Andy Lindsay of Parallax is in Alexandria, Virginia for the Cyber.org Cyber Educational Discovery Forum (CEDF). CEDF is a professional development event designed to prepare and empower K12 educators to teach cybersecurity topics. The event includes daily workshops, networking, and interaction with curriculum suppliers, like Parallax. What do cyber:bot robots and Python have in common […]
https://youtu.be/112kuw6v3GY We recently received a message from John Piccirillo, Ph.D. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Dr. Piccirillo, a Parallax customer of 25 years, bought an original Parallax Quadrover in 2008 and has been using it since then for a summer NASA robotics intern team, and several senior design […]
Download Parallax IDEDownload Parallax IDE Getting Started Guide This release is especially important for educators and students who are using the BASIC Stamp or Boe-Bot in Chromebook classrooms. In June 2022, Google deprecated the technologies upon which the previous version of Parallax IDE was built. Prior to starting any summer programs or fall courses, it […]
[Updated June 13, 202] Dear Parallax Community, Businesses everywhere use Memorial Day Weekend to run sales, including Parallax. I’m not sure why it’s that way since Memorial Day is for mourning U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the armed forces. This put my normal marketing-minded efforts on pause, as I thought about […]
Parallax’s Aristides Alvarez spent the week at IgniteND conference in Bismark, North Dakota. This three-day conference is a hands-on workshop for educators to learn about coding, cybersecurity, and robotics as foundational learning topics in a global economy. North Dakota developed an effective program and the educators are embracing it quickly. The teachers are very supportive […]
Important note: this is an active Propeller community project. The source code and documentation is hosted by member Stephen Moraco on his GitHub page. Recognize Mr. Moraco through his Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon accounts. Hardware, motors, and electronics come from Parallax. Documentation for our hardware is on each product page. A Complete BLDC […]
“Remember, the Force will be with you. Always.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTtRru2AYCM Happy Star Wars Day! The ActivityBot 360° is our most capable robot of all with a Propeller 1 (P8X32A-Q44) Multicore Microcontroller on a Propeller Activity Board WX. Eight processors combined with the easy BlocklyProp coding environment make all kinds of interesting applications possible, […]
Forum member Phil Pilgrim recently sent me his new Air Quality Monitor designed around the FLiP Multicore Microcontroller Module. Phil’s projects always follow first-order engineering principles and datasheet formulas closely, so I knew the results would be professional. A colorful display shows the humidity, CO2 concentration, and temperature. A single button on the side switches […]
In a small company like Parallax, it can sometimes be difficult to grow professionally unless new positions are created, but we’ve got a success story to share in Robin Steffen! In 2007, Robin joined Parallax to work in our shipping and kitting department. Since then, she has steadily grown her skills and has covered every […]
You have many choices where to buy the micro:bit modules, but did you know that Parallax donates 1% of micro:bit kit revenue and 10% of cyber:bot revenue to our partner cyber.org? Cyber.org’s purpose is to develop the nation’s students to become knowledgeable, skilled, and passionate cybersecurity professionals. Their program focuses on developing K-12 educators’ skills […]
