For those of you who don’t already know, we have decided to postpone Pi Wars 2020 for the time being due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The full statement can be read here.
Pi Wars 2020 postponed
Category: Robotics
Raspberry Pi robotics research project generates a decentralized swarm!
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”…
Red Robotics’ RedBoard+ review – a fully-featured motor controller that isn’t afraid of high power and multiple functions
Neil Lambeth, of Red Robotics has recently released his first motor controller board for the Raspberry Pi. “Oh, not another one!” I hear you cry… Well, hold up there – this is one to pay attention to and it’s not…
Raspberry Pi and micro:bit robot maker Dexter Industries acquired by Modular Robotics
American educational robotics company Dexter Industries has been acquired by fellow American robotics company Modular Robotics. Dexter Industries, the company behind the excellent Raspberry Pi-based GoPiGo and the micro:bit-based Gigglebot as well as several others was merged into Modular Robotics…
Book review – Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi (by Matt Timmons-Brown)
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…
Review of the 4tronix Pi2Go Mk 2 – an exquisite Raspberry Pi robot packed with features and fun
Back in 2014, robotics specialist 4tronix released the Pi2Go and the Pi2Go Lite, great robotics kits using PCBs as the robot chassis, surrounding a Raspberry Pi. Now, 5 years (and many products, including this year’s Pi Wars badge!) later, Gareth…
New camera module targets A.I. algorithms and is compatible with the Raspberry Pi (and others)
China-based electronics manufacturer DFRobot has just launched a new Kickstarter to fund the HuskyLens, an A.I.-enhanced camera module. Built into the camera circuit is a Kendryte K210 chip, a 400MHz dual core RISC-V 64bit processor which facilitates the following algorithms:…
Control a Raspberry Pi / CamJam EduKit 3: Robotics kit using two micro:bits
Young programmer Luke Spademan has built up a CamJam EduKit 3: Robotics kit and, after first of all using the excellent worksheets written by Tim Richardson, then converted it so that the Raspberry Pi inside the box can be controlled…
Be a volunteer at Pi Wars and help us to celebrate Raspberry Pi robotics! – 30th & 31st March
The last weekend of March sees the 5th Pi Wars competition. Teams from all over the world will come together in Cambridge, UK and compete against each other on seven challenge courses, hoping to earn points, prizes and glory. You…
Hacking a cute, six-legged plastic toy with a Raspberry Pi Zero
David Pride has taken a Tobbie robot toy and hacked it using some 3D-printed extra parts and a Raspberry Pi Zero. He’s used a ZeroBorg from PiBorg as the motor controller and then 3D-printed a replacement head to house the Raspberry…