Yesterday, I posted a video (see below) of a MeArm being controlled via a Raspberry Pi and Picon Zero using a PS3 controller. Now, I’m extraordinarily pleased to hear that Robin Newman has posted more details on the project, including…
Category: Robotics
Controlling a MeArm with the Raspberry Pi and the Picon Zero
I recently reviewed the Picon Zero from 4tronix. It’s a motor controller board with the ability to drive six servos and two DC motors. It’s a great little board and Robin Newman has done something with it that just appeals…
Building a tower with a Raspberry Pi DeltaPicker
Tobias Kuhn has taken a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino Mega and 3 DC motors and built what he calls the “DeltaPicker”. It is a robot which operates on multiple axis and uses the Pi to do image capturing and processing…
Build a rugged off-road Raspberry Pi robot
Ben Martin has used a Mantis robot kit (which is the main chassis, motors and wheels) and added a RoboClaw motor controller board, together with a Raspberry Pi control board to create a fantastic off-road robot. He has written it…
Google Cardboard used as a VR viewer to this dual Raspberry Pi tank
Freddy Kilo has built himself a tracked robot onto which he has mounted two Raspberry Pis. Each Pi is equipped with a camera module which are mounted side-by-side at the front of the vehicle. The video output is streamed via U4VL.…
Two motor controller boards for the Raspberry Pi from 4tronix – review
This weekend has given me time to work my way through my ‘review pile’. I’m almost to the bottom of the pile now – just one book to go. In the meantime, however, I tried out two motor controller boards…
The Pi Podcast – new episode out, covering new camera, Pi Wars, other Raspberry Pi news
This time, the guys give their views on the new Pi camera, an IKEA Lack table retro gaming console, Pi Wars 2017 (about which, more later I hope!) and various other pieces of news. They also interview OKtoshi about his…
Raspberry Pi-powered, GPS-enabled metal detector robot
Ingmar Stapel from Munich has created a robot that will carry out metal-detecting activities. The robot is fitted with a GPS to track location and a pan-and-tilt camera to enable the person who is controlling it to see where they…
GoPiGo kit from Dexter Industries used in classroom’s robotic soccer
Jeff Dahl is an Elementary School teacher in Michigan. His class has been using the Raspberry Pi and their main project has been to build robots. They’ve taken this a bit further and, by customising a GoPiGo kit from Dexter…
Web-controlled Raspberry Pi robot with streaming video
James Poole, who recently gave us a great way to put a Raspberry Pi Zero inside a SNES controller, has branched out into robotics. He’s gone about it the old-fashioned way by using an H-bridge chip to drive two motors attached…