Back in 2014, robotics specialist 4tronix released the Pi2Go and the Pi2Go Lite, great robotics kits using PCBs as the robot chassis, surrounding a Raspberry Pi. Now, 5 years (and many products, including this year’s Pi Wars badge!) later, Gareth…
In an unexpected and unheralded move today, Raspberry Pi has announced the launch of the fourth edition of their popular single board computer. Assembled Pi people, I present to you the Raspberry Pi 4 (model B). I’ve broken down all…
Last Friday, Robot Wars producers Mentorn Media tweeted that the BBC had declined to commission further series of the popular robot fighting series. Fans of the series immediately took to social media, especially Twitter, under the hashtag #BringBackRobotWars in the hope that they…
5.30am on 1st March… closest I could get to the non-existent leap-day this year 🙂 It’s been 6 years since the Raspberry Pi first went on sale. Since 2012, many millions of the family of boards have been sold. We’ve…
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a new article for beginners to the world of digital making. Called “Getting Started with Digital Making on the Raspberry Pi“, the article highlights some essential skills and places to…
Gareth, over at 4tronix, has been busy of late, developing the Playground system. Playground is an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi, Crumble and micro:bit that allows you to quickly and easily connect up various inputs and outputs using cables…
As you’ll know if you’ve read this blog recently, or seen the side-widget, Alex Eames recently launched a new Kickstarter. Called RasPiO Inspiring, it’s a collection of geometric shapes with powerful ultra-bright APA102 LEDs that you can use to create sculptures…
Everyone, it seems, loves the Raspberry Pi Zero. With its low price-point and slimline looks, it’s a great choice for embedded projects. Today, it gets even better: Raspberry Pi has launched the Raspberry Pi Zero W. The W stands for…
Raspberry Pi have today announced their new Digital Making Curriculum. Reported by Director of Education Carrie Anne Philbin, the curriculum aims to help individuals from a wide variety of age groups to further their digital making skills. You can read…
Yesterday afternoon, I had great fun setting up the JustBoom AmpHAT. JustBoom is a new player in the Raspberry Pi audio market, but comes from well-known company Pi Supply. I was sent the full family of JustBoom boards for review by Aaron, but…
