Hi everyone. I’ve just given a talk on getting into robotics at the Preston Raspberry Jam and I promised I would publish the notes and slides. They’re both PDFs and should, if I’ve done it right (!), include plenty of…
Hi folks. Just thought I’d take a couple of shots with the new Raspberry Pi camera. These are with the 16mm lens that I prefer (the 6mm lens being a little bit more fiddly to focus!). The subject matter’s not…
A new camera module is released today with a 12.3-megapixel lens. The camera, which retails for $50 (yes, yes, dollars?! etc etc – it’s where the parts come from that determines the price, same as the Pi) comes with support…
Hi everybody. I bought this case the other day for my media centre Raspberry Pi running downstairs in the lounge. The previous case (one of those all-metal all-heatsink jobbies) looked a bit out-of-place, so I decided to go for the…
For those of you who don’t already know, we have decided to postpone Pi Wars 2020 for the time being due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The full statement can be read here.
A group of researches at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA have used 100 Raspberry Pis on a small robot chassis to develop swarm behaviour. Without centralised control, these robots form shapes by communicating with each other. The robots don’t “care”…
SB Components has just launched a new Kickstarter for two types of servos with metal gears. These are perfect for robotics projects where you need something strong: SB-SS023 has a max torque of 2.3 Kg.cm helpful in lightweight robotic projects.…
This is a bit complicated, technically, but I’ve been asked to document the issue just in case someone comes across it. I was getting I2C read errors when using the new TE AmbiMate MS4 sensor board (review coming soon!) with…
I was sent a review copy of this book by No Starch, but I can say what I like 🙂 The author According to the blurb in the first couple of pages, Dan Aldred is a Computer Science teacher, freelance…
Hi everyone. I thought it might be nice to put out a blog post with some great gift ideas for the Raspberry Pi/electronics/robotics/micro:bit person in your life who might like to have a little something to open at Christmas 🙂…
