Myself and Tim are delighted to announce that Pi Wars 2018 will take place at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory (William Gates Building) on 21st-22nd April. This is the venue that we have used for the last two events and we…
Today at 6.30pm (BST), Pi Borg will hold the final of their brilliant robotic racing competition Formula Pi. Broadcast live on YouTube, the final features two classes: MonsterBorg and GrandPi and competition is sure to be fierce. Do robots hug the inside line…
At a ceremony in London last night, the team behind the Raspberry Pi won a prestigious award: The MacRobert Award. The MacRobert Award is the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious national prize for engineering innovation. The award “recognises outstanding innovation,…
The organisers of Pi Wars (that’ll be me and Geeky Tim!) have just announced the possibility of a 2018 competition! Currently, we’re trying to gauge interest and find out how many teams are likely to enter. Rules will be similar…
Technology and innovation group PA Consulting run an annual Raspberry Pi competition for schools teams in which they are given a subject and told to go away and invent something. This year’s challenge was “to produce innovations that will improve the lives…
Recently, robotics designer, manufacturer and retailer Pi Borg ran the first Formula Pi competition. For the competition, the used a laser timing rig to record the exact lap times of each robot. They also used a similar method at Pi…
Just saw this interview with Pi-Top founder Jesse Lozano. It’s a great insight into a start-up company and a little glimpse of how they see their future. Read the interview here. Don’t forget, you can still play Pi-Top’s Christmas Competition game…
Last year, I ran a Raspberry Pi giveaway which was wildly successful – I had 400 entries. So, this year, I’m hoping to beat that! There’s a simple form to fill in and you’ll be in with a chance of winning…
Pi-Top are running a Christmas competition in which you must pit your wits against their fiendish programming challenges. There are 5 standard levels to complete before you are entered in their raffle, plus bonus levels just for fun! The raffle…
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced the Pioneers programme. For this programme, they’re looking for kids aged 12-15 to be digital makers. Makers will form teams of up to four people and take on challenges, that the Foundation will set,…
