neil stevenson

Fantastic weekend of robot competitions at #PiWars 2024 this weekend. We won one first place in the advanced category and very pleased with an overall 5 place. Many thanks to all at @PiWarsRobotics and all the judges and helpers that make this event such an amazing experience 👍

@petterssonsoftw It just knows that the goal is in the centre of the 16x16 maze and then tracks where it has traveled from the starting corner. In coordinates, it starts at (0,0) and ends once it reaches (7,7) to (8,8). The challenge is to accurately track the movements so it knows where it is

@mediablip How does the robot know that it is at the goal point? Is there any other sensor signal there?

Great day at the uk Micromouse competition today. Completed all the various courses, came second in one event and third in another 😁🤖

Rolling joints for small robotic legs. Great idea for a future #piwars youtu.be/TQiLLcumqDw?si…

I've now got to add @pimoroni Tiny FX to these two craft, which is basically the sole reason I designed the product 🤣

@PeterOnion @tnmoc Looks like they came from different batches of pcbs with lighter/darker colour - does this indicate how many replacements have been made over the years?

The two core stores in @TNMOC's Elliott 803 each have 40 planes of 64x64 cores to hold 4096 words of 39 bits plus one parity check bit. Each store has a panel of 40 sense amplifiers which folds down to give access to the bias adjustment on each amplifier (via a small hole).

The next Uk MicroMouse competition is at Megacon Live in Manchester on 27-28 July 2024. Come over and say hello if you’re in the vicinity 😄 instagram.com/p/C82T_7qpivx/…

One of the best robots. 👾 It's from one of the best all-time movies. Interstellar! 🧑🏼‍🚀 Do you remember TARS? A developer called Charles Diaz has created a fully functional TARS replica using a @Raspberry_Pi. This isn't just a static model - it can move forward and turn on sides. At the heart of this stellar creation is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. The robot's graceful movements come courtesy of 4 micro servo motors and 5 metal gear servos. Bluetooth remote control ensures smooth operation. All code and CAD files are freely available on Hackster.io! 🧱 Build it guys, build it, break it, and build it again: lnkd.in/dAGrVpyc P.S. The music makes me feel nostalgic... ~~~ ♻️ RT to help 1 robot find a new workplace.

Autonomous AI racing in all its glory😄 #piwars teams could do better! youtu.be/feTxamTHQAA?si…

@MarkMellors @emfcamp @Hacky_Racers Wish I could be there. Have fun 🐷 😄

I'm at @emfcamp this weekend, racing @Hacky_Racers again. Come by the track and say hi if you're here! We're aiming to race every hour through the afternoon

@ZodiusInfuser @RosmoRobot Got mine too today, time to build something 😀

@RosmoRobot Nice! I'm now regretting not grabbing one when they had the low price

Lidar looks good, I wonder if I can make it work..

@ptbw2000 I said we could do it 🏎️😀

@mediablip Nicely done!

Our robot absolutely loving the Temple of Doom treadmill obstacle at #PiWars. Hit it at full speed and kept going straight without any problems 😄

@ZodiusInfuser @tomfleet For that price, ordered 👍

@tomfleet 👀 What's the catch?

So, here's a lovely little spinning LIDAR - at a fantastic price (£10!). 35mm square, uses a BLDC motor (smooth), and nice specs. It's happily scanning my front room, so they do work - making this a steal IMO. ebay.co.uk/itm/3951598553…

@JohnChinner Certainly is!

I think that's your robot @mediablip .

One of my favourite shots from @PiWarsRobotics last weekend. #PiWars

@drfootleg @ZodiusInfuser @orionrobots The foam blocks on the Temple of Doom also scuppered many of the wider mechanum-wheeled robots too. They basically need to keep all 4 wheels in contact with the ground to be effective, so defeated by simple obstacles

The #ShefBots team's winning remote-controlled attempt at #PiWars Minesweeper challenge yesterday

@LeoWhitesTweets I didn’t manage to see any of your runs yesterday, but it looks fantastic

Here's the Technical/Artistic merit video for team 'International Rescue' from #PiWars event that happened last weekend. Hopefully will have a video from the event itself out in a day or two. youtube.com/watch?v=WHrwFT…

PiWars 2024 Pi Noon first round knockout win by Dangly Too. Won another round, then narrow loss against team Cyberwar after an epic dual 😄 youtu.be/71mC2GH_KjM?si…