Last in my mailbag of Cytron Technologies goodies, this is the Maker Pi RP2040. It has clearly been designed to get you going with your robotics journey and to give you the ability to add all sorts of inputs and…
A group of students at the Stanford University Student Robotics group have developed a lightweight, open source quadruped robot design. They’ve called it the Pupper and it runs from a Raspberry Pi 4. The cost for the Pupper is between $600…
A group of researches at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA have used 100 Raspberry Pis on a small robot chassis to develop swarm behaviour. Without centralised control, these robots form shapes by communicating with each other. The robots don’t “care”…
Sometimes, a book comes along that exceeds your expectations. When I saw that Matt Timmons Brown (“The Raspberry Pi Guy”) had teamed up with No Starch Press and that he had a very well-known and respected (though he’d never admit…
You can grab some real bargains with the latest Packt/Humble Bundle team up. The books, relating to Internet of Things and Robotics, are a terrific selection from the independent publisher, Packt, and the purchase amounts go from $1 to $15,…
Al Bencomo has created this wonderful 3D-printed robot that can overcome obstacles by changing the shape of its wheels. FRILLER (FRILL Explorer Robot) uses a Raspberry Pi 3 with Android Things OS to control motors connected via an Adafruit Motor HAT.…
Tim Richardson and I are pleased to announce that our next Pi Wars competition will take place on 30th & 31st March 2019. The competition, which has grown substantially since its inception in 2014, last year attracted over 150 applicants…
