Recognizing the need for a general-purpose, reconfigurable industrial development system built around the Propeller 2, Francesco Santandrea from Italy, with the collaboration of Robot Domestici, designed the P3 Propeller Platinum Platform. The product is in manufacturing and will be available from mid-November. The control board’s built-in features include a socket for the P2-EC Module, a […]
To help our customers get their winter robot projects underway, we’ve released the hub motors with encoder, mounting blocks, and heavy-duty caster wheel hardware in advance of the control electronics. These are powerful, brushless DC motor systems with high-precision feedback — adapted from the Hoverboard industry. The simplest way to build these components into a […]
P2-EC Module On Sale at $34.99 The P2-EC Rev. B is the production favorite of our commercial product developers. It was designed to pack the high-density, expensive surface-mount components into a single, low-cost design. We’re planning to release a new design (Rev. C) with SD card, a precise clock source, and a wider voltage input […]
At the beginning of August we relocated our CNC machine shop from Rocklin to the small community of Red Bluff in northern California, with a partner, DOCO Engineering. We were unable to keep up with demand internally, and we were always out of stock [and we still are]. Further, our CNC machines were right next […]
We’ve got a new Parallax 2 x 16 Serial LCD with Piezo Speaker (Backlit Blue) in stock. This LCD is probably the easiest to use due to the single I/O line serial interface. It works with any microcontroller system we offer, except the micro:bit which prefers an I2C interface.
The Future Innovators Fund started in 2021 thanks to a customer donation. At present, there’s over $3,000 available for specific students who show interest in the topics of robotics, coding, and electronics. Our latest donation is an ActivityBot 360 to a student named Judah. As you can see from the look on his face, he’s […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s4j9SStVwY Educators launching the new “What’s a Microcontroller? with Python” curriculum in their Fall classes are asking about which kits they need. I wrote an overview post a few weeks back you may read before this one. Since we’ve not yet made a formal landing page for the series, the “getting started” pieces are found […]
The very popular P2 Edge (#P2-EC) is undergoing a revision which adds the following features: High-precision 20 MHz 500 PPB accurate crystal oscillator (less than 15.768 seconds clock error per year) for precise signal measurements 5-15 VDC operating range for customer convenience and less out-of-spec power supply damage SD card socket on the front of […]
Nebraska Blind Students Built Robots at STEM Camp Article in Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper Parallax’s educational partner cyber.org has established a unique niche in their educational program: teaching vision-impaired and blind students STEM education using the Boe-Bot. The BASIC Stamp Windows Editor works particularly well with screen readers, a requirement of the program. As shown […]
Yesterday, we had our first walk-in customer in many months. He came in to buy a robot kit for a friend and was curious why our entire operation was in such disarray, so Kristina took him on a tour. The Parallax site in Rocklin, California is undergoing some major changes in preparation for the future. […]
