Harry Brenton

First test of @Raspberry_Pi controlled legs helping brake and accelerate @RoboMABEL. No driving here - only changes in centre of mass by moving the legs. Long way to go but at least I've got a test bed.

Since last summer I’ve been slowly learning the ropes on #kicad for my first ever audio hardware product. Can’t wait for 10.0 to drop, I’m especially looking forward to the hierarchical PCB design blocks so I can reuse parts of my design in other projects!

Looks like raspibotics is ChatGPT certified.

@Gadgetoid @lost_in_tech @Mobile_Dom @AnkerOfficial 2020 wow.

gave a 3D printer to my barbers daughter today, just before i was going to bed i got an email from her saying how much she loved it with a photo her dad took. this job is awesome sometimes

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

Time to get sewing

GPS is now wired up inside buckle.

Looks really discreet

Magnetic cat collar buckle

'fake' breakaway buckle design using magnets and empty cavity to house GPS. This has two benefits: 1. Distributes weight and components around collar allowing smaller profile 2. Can sit on top of neck allowing for sky line of sight for better signal.

@DarkRedman It's a high temperature resistant tape, I think that it's been used a lot in space.

@raspibotics Kapton tape? Never heard of it.

First time #3dprinting with kapton tape, hope it goes well.

Plan is to embed the GPS into the buckle, and create a magnetic buckle style thing to keep things contact which I'm calling 'cat magsafe'.

Printed out a test enclosure for my cat tracking project, it's a little bulky which means I might not be able to do the OLED screen as a name tag as I planned. Going to move the GPS module onto the top of the collar and have the battery/microcontroller stuff at the bottom.

@__Plasma__ Printed a test enclosure for the cat tracking project, ran out of glue stick and wanted to test out printing petg onto kapton. Works decently well, some very slight warping at the edges but i think that was because it started before the bed had warmed completely.

@raspibotics This is interesting, why kapton tape? What ya printing?

@alisonheal40 Thanks!

So Pleased to announce I have been accepted to study mechatronics and robotics at the university of Leeds! #AlevelResultsDay2022 A*AA!

@ZodiusInfuser When I had a look round they had a manufacturing hub with all the CNC stuff, apparently you can get stuff made for your projects so I'll definitely be having a look at that

@raspibotics Cool! From my experience a decade ago (at another uni), not all labs you'll have seen on your tours will be available to you, so make good connections with the lecturers that run them.

@ZodiusInfuser So excited to have access to some proper labs hope to be making plenty more project videos and stuffs.

@raspibotics Oh brilliant! They have some great robotics labs there!

@recantha Thanks, hopefully should taking many more robot and electronics projects in the future.

@raspibotics Nice one, Harry! Congratulations! :-)

@drfootleg @cammakespace Thought it looked like a square number haha!