Over at PiStuffing, Hove has been busy replacing parts on his DronePi – a four-blade RC copter. He now uses a Model A Raspberry Pi as the heart. You can read more about it here. You can also read about his…
Category: Robotics
Three Toys to Make with the #RaspberryPi
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…
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…