Teenagers Ben Hope, Harri Bell-Thomas and Benedict Allen from Monmouth teamed up at Young Rewired State’s Festival of Code at the end of July to create Buoy. Buoy is a small, autonomous boat shaped like a duck which records environmental conditions on…
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Raspberry Pi fun at Illinois summer camp
In June, 29 students took part in IT camp, part of Illinois State’s Illinois Summer Research Academy (ISRA). Each student received a Raspberry Pi 2 and over the week learned how to program in Python, interact with the real world by interfacing with…
Four upcoming Raspberry Jams – Preston, Ipswich, Cambridge, Belfast
Preston First up is the long-running Preston Raspberry Jam. This event, which runs on Monday, 3rd August from 6-9pm at the Media Innovation Studio on Kirkham Street is for anyone interested in the Pi and includes hands-on sessions, demos and the…
Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 12th September – Tickets now on sale
Tickets for the next Cambridge Raspberry Jam, which will be held on 12th September at the Institute of Astronomy, are now on sale. Just press the big blue “Book tickets” button on the CamJam homepage to be taken to Eventbrite! Following feedback…
Picademy comes to Birmingham
The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s free CPD for educators is coming to Birmingham. The sessions, which will be led by Martin O’Hanlon, will be held at the latest Google Digital Garage which is located inside Birmingham Library. The following dates are available: 27th…
Ipswich Raspberry Jam – 8th August
Just a quick reminder for this forthcoming event. The first ever Ipswich Raspberry Jam will be held on 8th August at The Enterprise + Innovation Hub at Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich. The event runs from 10-4 and is being split into…
Pi Wars publishes a guide to getting started with Raspberry Pi robotics
I’ve just finished updating a page on the Pi Wars website that should provide enough information for anyone to get started with Raspberry Pi robotics (and maybe even enter the competition!) It includes a list of things you need to…
Raspberry Jam comes to Bedfordshire this Saturday for Raspberry Pi beginners and enthusiasts!
Potton Pi & Pints takes place in Potton, a small town on the Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire border. Potton also happens to be where me and Tim Richardson (who co-organises the Cambridge Raspberry Jam) live! This event is completely informal and is suitable for all…
Second Peterborough Coding Evening – 22nd September
Following on from the success of the first Coding Evening at the beginning of this month, Hannah Mills is organising another one on Tuesday 22nd September at The Brewery Tap in Peterborough town centre. Coding Evenings are a great opportunity for teachers…
Ipswich Makerspace open-sources their Raspberry Pi robot from Pi Wars
Keith Ellis and the guys over at Ipswich Makerspace did brilliantly well with their robot, TractorBot, at last year Pi Wars. They won Best Robot under £75 and placed very respectably in most of the challenges. (You can see the full…