This guest post is courtesy of Farnell The UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a computer the size of a business card with a focus on giving children the basic idea of computer programming and engineering. However, the Raspberry Pi…
Category: Robotics
Voice Controlling a #RaspberryPi
Steve Hickson has blogged about, and released the code for, his speech control software. It uses the Google voice API and you basically say “Pi”, wait for a confirmation and then tell it what to do. There’s a video and…
Moway Robot and #RaspberryPi
Spanish company mOway Education have released a Raspberry Pi version of their software which works with Scratch. The mOway robot itself is a two-wheeled sensor-loaded car and communication is handled using RF with a dongle plugged into the Pi. This…
RC Car With #RaspberryPi from IBM
Some WebSphere engineers at IBM have created a Raspberry Pi-driven remote controlled car. They’ve created a little app to control it and, in theory, it could be controlled from anywhere in the World. Read more at OhGizmo.com
Embark Ideas launches Pi-Car remote controlled car kit for #RaspberryPi
UK-based Embark Ideas has been working to get their remote-control car platform for the Raspberry Pi to market. They’ve finally managed it and you can now buy the kits, with or without RC car, and with or without pre-assembly, from…
Scratch GPIO – control motors with Scratch on your #RaspberryPi
Cymplecy continues his series on the new version of Scratch GPIO with a short tutorial on connecting motors up to the Pi via a ULN2003. PLEASE heed his warning about not connecting the motors directly to the Pi! Read more…
Deimos: #RaspberryPi remote-controlled rover
Doug Roberts has built a remote controlled rover with a Raspberry Pi at its heart. It’s powered by a LiPo battery and uses an Adafruit PWM servo board to control movement. It’s featured over on the adafruit industries blog.
PiPurr – Remote Cat Interaction Server with a #RaspberryPi
Here’s a cute post from Tris on the Can’t Hack Won’t Hack blog. He’s developing a cat tending machine with a Raspberry Pi to include a webcam and treat dispenser (and more) to monitor his cats when he’s on holiday.…
Winkleink plays with some stepper motors and a #RaspberryPi
Over on the Winkleink blog, they’re playing around with stepper motors, a USB gamepad and some Python (including Pygame) to move some cardboard powered by jar lids. Sounds silly, but it shows some great concepts. Read more here. See also my…
Balancing Robot using a #RaspberryPi doesn’t fall over
Mark Williams has been working on a two-wheeled balancing robot using a Raspberry Pi to do some impressive calculations. It uses an accelerometer to work out angles and gyros to compensate for overbalance. Here’s a video of the robot in…