In this follow-up, I’ll show you the (mostly) finished project, talk about what I used, what I learned along the way, and just how much fun it is to have a robot that throws candy bars with unwavering accuracy and consistency.

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It seems this Halloween we once again have additional considerations to take into account. I'm focusing on handing out candy to trick-or-treaters while maintaining proper social distancing.

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No, we're not talking about hiding in bushes with long zoom lenses waiting to see what Tom Cruise is wearing today...

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Next Fall's AVC is starting to take shape. We've seen the future, and the future is... GOATS!

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But when guessing the time and the combination, only two people can win

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Using slow shutter-speed photography to capture sound waveforms

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We're excited to announce the winners of the SparkFun Actobotics Stairclimber Challenge!

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A new tutorial to help you get started with robotics using Actobotics.

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If you're looking to chat with those on the "other side," might as well do it with Arduino!

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Robotic gripper arms, Actobotics stuff, and more! Check out the New Product Post.

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Tons of new stuff this week including some Actobotics kits, robot parts, and more.

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Kits, mounts, and buttons! Check out what we have for this week.

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Learn how to make an amazingly entertaining laser show small enough to fit inside of a lunchbox.

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Thanks for the great description! I hadn't even been aware of the existance of NNSS, though in the mid 1980s, I'd looked at LORAN-C for a…

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Not only does VBAT supply the RTC, but there’s also battery-backed RAM onboard too! With the amount of space available on the Thing Plus…

Interesting... it sort of covers one of my "hot buttons", that is having an RTC. In looking at the schematic, I noticed that the "BAT"…

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