Thanks, Dexter Industries!

Today my package from Dexter Industries was delivered.  I had been looking forward to its impending arrival for a couple of days now.  Dexter Industries are a relatively new player in the NXT sensor field.  Last year they launched their dSwitch, a sensor that allows you to control a mains powered appliance with your NXT.

They’ve expanded their range of sensors and are now making and selling 5 additional sensors:

• dFlex, a flexible sensor measures angular displacement, or bend, of the sensor. The sensor bends and flexes with mechanical motion.
• The dPressure 250 is a pressure sensor capable of measuring up to 250 kPa (30 psi) of pressure and gauge vacuum.
• The dPressure 250 is a pressure sensor capable of measuring up to 500 kPa (70 psi) of pressure and gauge vacuum.
• Protected Temperature Probe – constructed of 316 stainless steel,this rugged temperature probe is encased in a stainless steel shaft that can be used to measure temperatures in water, organics, ionic solutions, most acids and bases.
• Open Thermal Probe – offers more rapid temperature readings. The probe is for use on dry surfaces and can be mounted to beakers, distillation columns, and other surfaces using steel bands.

My package contained no less than 3 sensors:

Pressure sensor	dFlex	Protected Temperature Probe

Also included were some cool refillable pencils with the Dexter Industries logo on them and a whole bunch of stickers.  The stickers will come in handy when giving demos but I’m keeping the pencils for myself!  I cannot wait to start playing with these sensors. You can expect them to be supported by the next release of the Driver Suite.

Anyway, I took a video of me unboxing the package. Oh and don’t do what I did; cutting open a package with a very sharp knife without cutting away from you or that close to your wrist is really, really stupid.  No, I didn’t hurt myself.

Thanks Dexter Industries!