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We're here to make it easy for you to get started with robotics, Arduino and tinkering - because we love tinkering too.

  • We're tinkerers too and we'd love to help you find the right tools to get started with Arduino Duemilanove and robotics from Mindkits New Zealand.
  • Because we do this for passion as we're tinkerers too we understand how important it is to be able to ask questions and get quick and details answers. We really do pride ourselves on our service and willingness to help.
  • We Distribute the open-source physical computing platform called Arduino and an assortment of parts from Sparkfun.com. In fact we are official distributors for New Zealand from SparkFun and from the creators of the Arduino.
  • MindKits hold stock in New Zealand and can ship anywhere in the country and Australia cheaply, with great service and quickly.
  • We even ship orders over $99 for free too.
  • We pride ourselves on being a place for community and not just a place for great products and prices.

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MindKits Accepts All Major Credit Cards
Shipping: We also ship for free over $99. We charge $6 for Auckland delivery or $7.50 NZ wide (both tracked).

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PixAXE Tank Bot - nice!

Tim Carr - Thursday, February 11, 2010
We love tanks, did I mention that already? Well as you may know we've decided to expand things a little and have brought in PicAXE kits to get you started. I love Arduino but also love PicAXE because it's just so darned easy to program which means even I can do it after a night out with the lads in town.
So, check out what this chap did with his PicAXE:



From http://tomthegeek.blogspot.com/2010/01/picaxe-08m-lego-tank.html
"Here's my first PicAxe 08M project, an IR controlled Lego tank. It features PWM Lego Power Function (LPF) motor control and a laser pointer "cannon". I built this because I wanted something fun to do with the PicAxe and Lego doesn't make any tank kits. This can be easily replicated using the LPF IR Remote and receiver but where's the fun in that? The turret rotates but only by hand, the 08M doesn't have enough pins to drive more than two motors. In the next version of the tank I plan on adding motorized turret rotation and elevation."

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Yep, more new stuff. We just can't help ourselves

Tim Carr - Friday, January 22, 2010
We've had the mother of all shipments come in to replenish all those tinkering goodies that we had run out of and supply us with a load of new goodies to tinker with.
Check out the new stuff:

Tank Treads

http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/Tank_Treads


PicAXE Kit

http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/PICAXE-14M_Starter_Pack
If you're coming to electronics and tinkering more from the electronics side you may want to check out PICAXE. You can program these the normal way by typing at a keyboard or you can design your programs using flow diagrams and dragging blocks onto the screen and then uploading that program to the micro. We've taken a but of a shine to these PicAXE boards really as they are cheap and really quick to get up and running.

Arduino Screwshield

http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/Arduino_ScrewShield

Now, I know we've had these in before but they sold out so quickly that they may as well not have hit our shelves. So, this time we've got a few more. They make it really easy to secure wiring to the Arudino without having to worry that it's going to fall off while you're using your project.


New RFID Tags - Glass Cap and a Button


http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/RFID_Glass_Capsule_-_125kHz
http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/RFID_Button_-_16mm

Now you can embed your tag in your shoe, wallet, clothes or even your hand.
If you do end up getting your hand tagged, email me and I'll buy you lunch.



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MindKits Open Over Xmas + New Goodies

Tim Carr - Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Hello all, just a quick email from the team at MindKits to wish you a very Merry Xmas and have fun tinkering over the break.

Woohoo ! WE ARE OPEN THROUGH THE XMAS PERIOD AND ACCEPTING ORDERS!!


We do great gift vouchers. They get emailed to you instead of a box as above but showing a pile of 1's and 0's just didn't seem to do the gift vouchers justice.


 Last Minute Shopping and Vouchers:
If you order today (Tuesday 22nd) we're told that orders will still make it Auckland wide tomorrow and NZ wide on Thursday.
We also have vouchers which will be automagically emailed to you if you're looking for that last minute pressie for the techo friend or partner.
 http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_47975/Gift-100
 http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_47975/Gift-50
 http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_47975/Gift-20



Xmas Hours:
We figure that if you're like us you'll be wanting to do a spot of tinkering over the break so we're bringing the entire MindKits stock with us to the Coromandel where our awesome shipping company has a depot and will be picking up deliveries daily. So, it will be business as usual and we'd be happy to ship your orders.



New Stuff and Last Minute Gifts and Kit For Holiday Tinkering: 
We have a couple of new bits and one that I am especially excited about. Polymorph is a plastic that melts at 65 degrees and is easy to shape however you like. Once it cools it hardens in shape. If you make a mistake just heat it up again and start shaping. This changed the way we made robotics and made it a breeze to mount electronics, create shells for products and packaged projects. We're also happy to say that its a lot cheaper than JayCar or other sources so check it out.
 http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_product_50845/100gm_Polymorph_Moldable_Plastic



You'll find lots of other new bits along with getting started books, cheap geared motors, serial LED displays and a new humidity and temperature sensor.
 http://www.mindkits.co.nz/_catalog_50845/New_Stuff

 From the team at MindKits we wish you a wonderful holiday full of tinkering and family.
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    Send us a screen shot of your payment going through and we'll get your order out the door on the next courier too.