We're an electronic components web retailer based in Hampshire, UK. Cool Components started trading in 2004 because of the difficulty of finding useful electronics 'stuff' at a reasonable price. Now, over 10 years later, we've served hundreds of thousands of happy customers, many of whom come back time after time.
We sell well-known brands like Arduino, Sparkfun, Raspberry Pi, Pololu and many more. We were one of the first companies to sell affordable non-kit 3D printers in Europe, and we're continuing to push frontiers with DNA research technology and unmanned aerial vehicle innovations.
We're an electronic components retailer that's been trading since 2004. Our customers include hobbyists and makers, students, academics, as well as institutions including universities, NHS trusts and commercial companies.
We sell well known brands like Arduino, Sparkfun, Raspberry Pi, Pololu and many more.
Cool Components Ltd
At its heart is the Raspberry Pi, a low cost computer that has been developed to make learning about computing accessible and fun. The MeArm Pi can be controlled directly through the on-board joysticks, or you can learn to code by making it move using one of the many programming languages run on the Raspberry Pi.
The big benefit of being integrated with the Pi is the access to all of the great programming languages that already run on it. A lot of effort has been put into making it simple to start programming your MeArm as soon as you've got it built. Here's a quick video demo of some of the ways of programming it:
) making the arm controllable via a web API. It’s possible to program it through the browser in a number of different languages including Python, Javascript, Blockly and Snap! One of the big benefits of this is that you can teach programming without having to plug a monitor into the Pi and without children having to understand concepts like the command line before they can start programming.
