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,…
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American school student creates rehabilitation aid from a soccer ball and a Raspberry Pi
Thanks to Alex over at Raspberry Pi for finding this one! US-based eighth-grade student Amelia Day wanted to fuse her love of soccer (I know, I know, ‘football’) and her engineering skills into a project for school. So, she took…
New Zealand student develops plane tracking system using QR codes and a Raspberry Pi
Inspired by the 2014 disappearance of flight MH370, New Zealand year 8 student Benjamin Mueggenburg has developed what he calls a Visual Plane Locating System. It is designed to overcome some of the problems with the existing system of tracking planes, namely…
PA consulting launches their annual Raspberry Pi-flavoured competition
PA Consulting has announced that their annual Raspberry Pi competition is now open for entry. This year’s competition is looking for entries under the (very open) title of “Innovation for All”. Teams enter in the following categories: PA’s primary school…
Internet of Things competition from The MagPi, Initial State and MCM
Initial State, The MagPi and MCM Electronics have teamed up to run a great competition, all based around The Internet of Things. The projects must use Initial State and a Raspberry Pi to be considered and you have until 31st…
Wearable tech Halloween competition from Element 14 – Win a Raspberry Pi 3
Element 14 are running a Halloween competition. They’re looking for creative wearable tech Halloween costumes. Winners will receive a goodie bag containing a Raspberry Pi 3. Entries must be received by midnight on the evening of 1st November. The full rules…
Raspberry Pi’s Astro Pi goes into Europe with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and launches new competition
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced that children from all over Europe now have the chance to have their code projects run on the International Space Station. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be in charge of the new mission which will see him fly…
Worldpay to use Raspberry Pis, LEGO and more in their September Hackathon
Just had word from Worldpay about a really interesting Hackathon that is happening at the Impact Hub, Westminster on Friday 23rd September to Sunday 25th September. Using Raspberry Pis, LEGO and other kit and Worldpay’s new IoT open-source technology Worldpay Within, you will…
Get closer to science with this Raspberry Pi-controlled microscope
Andre Maia Chagas and his team, comprised of LL Prieto Godino, A Arrenberg and T Baden, have developed a Raspberry Pi-controlled microscope called FlyPi and entered it into the Hackaday Prize competition. Here’s what Andre has to say about the project: Our plan with this…
Pi Wars 2017 – Raspberry Pi robotics competition – rules and challenges published #PiWars
Two Pi Wars posts on the same day? Why yes! We’ve just finished publishing general information, general rules and the list of challenges for the 2017 Pi Wars competition.