Cambridgeshire-based PiBorg have just announced a new product. Say hello to the Diddyborg – Doodleborg’s younger brother. Here’s a picture of Doodleborg for comparison: Here are some of the specs of the Diddyborg from their site. Chassis: Robust Laser cut…
Category: Robotics
Make a digital garden with the Raspberry Pi and the Pibrella
Here’s a great video from Carrie Anne Philbin on her YouTube channel the Geek Gurl Diaries. In this, she uses the Pi, a Pibrella, some motors and bits and pieces, together with a Python script, to create a ‘digital garden’. It’s…
Rawwwwrgghh! Hacking dinosaurs with the Raspberry Pi
Dr Lucy Rogers got together with a group of makers at Blackgang Chine, a Theme Park on the Isle of Wight, to take control of their animatronic dinosaurs. She and some helpers first of all taught the makers and staff how…
Interview with Raspberry Pi R2-D2 creator
Andrew Langley hacked an R2-D2 model and added a Raspberry Pi and a projector. I covered this previously on my blog. Now Linux User and Developer have tracked Andrew down and interviewed him on their website. Read the interview here. Full specs…
Raspberry Pi under a volcano
In order to understand how volcanic eruptions occur, Dr Carolyn Parcheta has developed a wall-climbing robot to map volcanic vents. Powered with a Raspberry Pi, the robot is attached with an umbilical for data and power and is then lowered into…
Raspberry Pi powered full-size Dalek!
Ron Ostafichuk has taken a full-size Dalek model and used a Raspberry Pi to control it. It even plays the Doctor Who theme tune when it’s ready to go! You have to watch the video to see it in action…
Use an XBox 360 wireless controller with the Raspberry Pi
Martin O’Hanlon wanted a controller for his robot and settled on an XBox 360 wireless controller. He used a £5 USB dongle for the initial communication and then wrote a script in pygame to interface to the controller. You can…
Driving in a straight line with the Raspberry Pi
Martin O’Hanlon is currently building a robot and he wants it to autonomously drive in a straight line. This isn’t as easy as it sounds but he’s hit on a solution – use encoder discs on his motors and count…
New video series on Raspberry Pi robots
Matthew Timmons-Brown, “The Raspberry Pi Guy”, has just started a new series on robotics on his YouTube channel. Matt’s always been a strong proponent of using robots in education, both in schools and at home, so this comes as so…
Pi-Top finalises design and announces smallest Raspberry Pi robot
Pi-Top, the company behind the upcoming crowdfunding Raspberry Pi-powered laptop, have just announced that they’ve finalised their design. Speaking to 3dprint.com, they’ve also announced their expected price point, which is around $300 (Earlybird backers can expect a discount on this).…