Dexter Industries, who have really been making their mark on the Raspberry Pi community with their GoPiGo robotics kit, have just launched a new crowdfunding campaign. The GoBox is a 12-month subscription during which you receive a full robotics kit…
Category: Robotics
#PiWars and the Raspberry Pi featured on Cambridge TV
UPDATE: For some reason this video no longer exists, which is a shame. A few weeks ago, myself and Tim Richardson headed over to the Cambridge Computer Lab to meet with Adam Page, a news reporter from Cambridge TV. A…
Programming autonomy with the Raspberry Pi and the GoPiGo
Dexter Industries’ GoPiGo is a great robotics kit for the Pi. They’ve done several tutorials based on the kit, but this one caught my eye. This code teaches the robot how to be ‘autonomous’ to a certain extent. It allows the robot…
Two-faced clock controlled by a Raspberry Pi
Here’s a nice little Instructable project to flex your robotics muscles. Anthony (who is really just a teddy bear – seriously!) has made a nice wall-clock with two hands that are powered by steppers which are controlled by this nice little…
Upcoming events in Cambridge for @Raspberry_Pi enthusiasts
Hi everyone. Just wanted to share news of a couple of upcoming events in Cambridge. You probably already know about them, but just in case! Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 12th September First up, we have our traditional CamJam on the…
Martian adventures for the Raspberry Pi
Exploring Mars is likely to be the most exciting scientific project of this century. Whenever it happens, it will capture the imagination of adults and children alike. There are just a few hurdles to overcome first! Like getting there… One of the issues…
Controlling your Raspberry Pi robot
Brian Corteil, one of the competitors in this year’s Pi Wars competition, has done a great round-up of the remote control options available to you when you build a robot. He goes through each option and gives pros and cons…
Piro – a two-wheeled balancing robot
Finland-based Patrick Aalto has been working this summer on a two-wheeled balancing robot powered by a Raspberry Pi. On 16th August, he achieved his first successful balancing. You can see a video of it below: He’s blogged about the build and…
LEDs that move and mirror your hand movements with a Leap Motion and a Raspberry Pi
Over at PubNub, they’ve been using Java to do some great things. This time, they’re using it to interact with a Leap Motion. Movements in the user’s hands are replicated with servos. Attached to the servos are some 8×8 LED…
Pi Wars programme cover design competition
On the day of Pi Wars, we hand out programmes to every competitor and every spectator. These programmes contain details about the competition and also about our sponsors. Here is what the programme looked like last year: This year, we…