The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced that the scientific results of the Astro Pi space mission are now available! Head over to astro-pi.org to take a look.
Head over to the Raspberry Pi blog to read more about Astro Pi.
Worldpay to use Raspberry Pis, LEGO and more in their September Hackathon
Just had word from Worldpay about a really interesting Hackathon that is happening at the Impact Hub, Westminster on Friday 23rd September to Sunday 25th September. Using Raspberry Pis, LEGO and other kit and Worldpay’s new IoT open-source technology Worldpay Within, you will investigate and develop ways of paying in the world of the Internet of Things. You can read more and request an invite on their website. There are cash prizes for the winning team, and for the runners-up.
The MagPi reviews the Analog Zero for the Raspberry Pi from RasPiO
The MagPi has published their review of the Analog Zero from issue 48. It’s an extremely positive review and really highlights how usable the board is. I really like it (I covered it in a preview a few months ago) as it makes using analog inputs so easy. You can read the review here and get hold of the Analog Zero from RasPiO, The Pi Hut or Pimoroni.
Alex Eames, the creator of Analog Zero, is currently running a Kickstarter for a GPIO Zero reference ruler.
Wearable Raspberry Pi camera records holiday snaps
Manoj Nathwani wanted to record his experiences on a holiday in which he would visit 4 countries in 5 days. So, he utilised a Raspberry Pi 3 and a Camera Module, sewing the camera directly into the strap. His photography results were mixed, but it’s a great example of how to use the Pi as an embedded, wearable device. You can see Manoj talk about the project on the EMF Camp recordings website and you can read about it on his blog.
Raspberry Pi Foundation launches SenseHAT emulator
Dave Honess, over at the Foundation, has just announced the availability of a SenseHAT emulator. It allows you to use a virtual SenseHAT and program it with the sense_hat Python library. Pretty neat! You can even manually alter the virtual sensor readings to see it affecting your program. You can access the emulator and see a variety of sample programs over at trinket.io and read a bit more about the development of it over at Raspberry Pi HQ.
Hacking robot dinosaurs with a Raspberry Pi with Dr Lucy Rogers
Last weekend, geeks, tinkerers and hobbyists gathered in Guildford for EMF Camp, a 3-day technology gathering for like-minded individuals. Talks ranged greatly in their topics but this one in particular caught my eye and I was lucky enough to catch it via live stream. Now, you too can listen to Dr Lucy Rogers talk about how the theme park Blackgang Chine, on the Isle of Wight, recruited her, some programmers and some engineers to bring their collection of animatronic dinosaurs up-to-date. Using some electronics wizardry and visual programming language Node-RED, they were able to program the dinosaurs to react to passers-by and make the theme park experience that much richer. You can watch a recording of Lucy’s talk here. If you want to browse the rest of the EMF Camp talks, visit this page.