Colin Grant

@_SimTek_ I know in the past there were questions about having a laptop do image processing. I believe the response was it was fine as long as the laptop was strapped to the robot and within the size constraints. But might be allowed with Pi hardware? The rules are not clear on that.

@_SimTek_ Not sure if I understand the question correctly - but the general rule of pi wars is that all the processing has to be on the bot. You couldn't stream to a Pi 5 base station and then send instructions back to the robot. But if the Pi 5 is on the robot that's fine.

A question for #raspberrypi folks, what's the lowest latency camera feed achievable using raspberry pi adjacent hardware? Analogue systems likely unsuitable as needing to process it into GUIs or OpenCV And it needs sufficient Pi-ness to be #piwars compliant!

@kevsmac B - I think the placement of the helicopter looks better.

Quick Poll - which is the better thumbnail - A or B? (see Alt tags for "A" or "B") Comment below and I'll set the one that gets the most votes. #python #datascience #stem

@sainsburys No - nothing. Definitely the right email address. Have tried multiple times. I've not received any emails from Sainsbury's this morning.

@colinsgrant Hi Colin, I'm sorry to hear that you can't access your account. Please check if the correct email address is being used and keep refreshing your email. Idris

Good morning everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! We're here until 11:30pm this evening. Ryan

#cheerlights pink

#cheerlights green

3 .. 2 .. 1 ... Activate! Another great show at @extremerobots in Guildford today. #extremerobots

If you want to compete in next year's Pi Wars, it's time to start thinking about the kind of robot you're going to build! The event is open to anyone on planet Earth and will take place across the weekend of 20-21 April 2024 in Cambridge, UK. More info: events.raspberrypi.com/community/8de3…

We're a community group who've been paying for events out of our collective pockets, as with every thing/one things are starting to bite. If you could throw a few quid our way or share the link we'd appreciate it! gofund.me/761c4e52

@kevsmac Stack Overflow Exception

@kevsmac Eclipse mainly.

As a developer, what IDE do you use?

@orionrobots @pimoroni The pihut claim to have some in stock if this is the same? thepihut.com/products/micro…

@bechillcomedian Howl's Moving Castle?

@AffinityWater I reported leak 47987 at Holly Dr. Berkhamsted earlier this year. This Report no longer exists. Last week it froze making driving and crossing the road very dangerous. This has been going for nearly 10 years. Is this report still open or should I report again.

Enjoying #AdventOfCode this year. At least these early days. Using python this year which I don't use a lot. github.com/colin-grant/ad… #AdventOfCode2022

Presenting: the Hacky Racers Robotic Racing Series in collaboration with #PiWars. Find out more and register your interest by 1st November! Due to take place in Cambridge, April/May 2023 - mailchi.mp/04d13eb3b64e/p…

With #PiWars sadly not running in 2023 we thought it an opportunity to start our robotic racing series and try to fill the gap. Follow the link for more info, and register, and a massive thank you to @PiWarsRobotics for the support! 1/3 hackyracers.co.uk/robotic-racing…

@eoin @microbit_edu @Kitronik I'm using this one. It has a microbit makecode extension so is really easy to code. I'm powering it using 4 x AA batteries. kitronik.co.uk/products/5694-…

@colinsgrant @microbit_edu @Kitronik I love this! Can you share which board you use?

Built a quick prototype for a ball maze project I want to make using a couple of micro:bits and a Kitronic servo board. It needs a bit of work! @microbit_edu @Kitronik

@PinkyPepper_ @microbit_edu @Kitronik Yes the opposite servos move the same angle but in opposite directions so as one goes up the other goes down.

@colinsgrant @microbit_edu @Kitronik Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Is the movement of the opposite servos the same? I was wondering whether it would also be possible to make something like this with two servos instead of four. Btw, I like mazes... twitter.com/PinkyPepper_/s…