Breadboard Bots!
Ragan, Sean The humble breadboard often gets overlooked in our age of surface-mount components and computer-aided design. If you are an engineering pro, sure, there may be faster (if pricier) ways to prototype circuits. But if you are just starting out or just having fun, nothing beats hands-on learning -- and in electronics, there's still no better tool for hands-on learning than a solderless breadboard with wire-lead components. In this full-color illus...