🤖 Learn Robotics Programming (3rd Edition) topped the Amazon US New Releases chart in Computer Hardware Peripherals - 27% off paperback deal still live, but time's running out. 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Robotics-Programming-cutting-edge-Raspberry/dp/1803246987/ #Robotics #RaspberryPi

My 3d printer enclosure collapsed, here’s how I rebuilt the frame for one- orionrobots.co.uk/2026/07/16/1...

Assembling the new 3D printer enclosure frame | Orionrobots - Learn to build robots at home

In the last post I was planning a replacement for my 3D printer enclosure’s frame - swapping the fibreglass rods and plastic corners that the cat had cracked for aluminium extrusion and metal corner b...

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📚 Learn Robotics Programming (3rd Edition) is 27% off in paperback on Amazon US right now. Hands-on guide to building robots with Raspberry Pi + Python. Limited-time deal. 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Robotics-Programming-cutting-edge-Raspberry/dp/1803246987/ #Robotics #RaspberryPi

Sharing the binfluence…

I’ve spent some of this weekend playing with beepers in micropython again, this time to build a coder dojo sheet making droid noises and tunes. Using the pwm primitive, googling a table of note frequencies. Not sure my family enjoyed the noises quite as much as I did.

Imagine if one of the highest-status things a politician could say was: “I don’t know yet. I’d like to hear from the relevant experts before deciding.”

I've been rescuing old robot code from the archives — skittlebot (2017), armBot (2014), and a MicroPython music project are now on GitHub. Nearly 12 years of history recovered from zip files and broken git repos 🤖 orionrobots.co.uk/2026/06/18/1... #robotics #opensource #python #opencv #raspberrypi

Rescuing Old Robot Code from the Archives | Orionrobots - Learn to build robots at home

Over the years I’ve accumulated a fair amount of robot source code — old projects in zip files, folders with broken .git histories, repos that were once on a long-gone GitLab instance. I’ve been worki...

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My book *Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition* is in Packt’s June Sale. The ebook is currently **$9.99**. Build robots with Python, Raspberry Pi, MQTT, sensors, motors, and computer vision. www.packtpub.com/en-us/produc... #packtsale #robotics #python #mqtt

Nextcloud top tip - don’t accidentally make git clones and venvs there (or node modules). Now I have a bit of a mess to fix up.. keep git repos at arms length from cloud sync drives .

That’s some major robot building intensity!

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ok! I'm calling this robot good for a weekly, I'm going to try to pull off another one to keep up. There is a loose wire in the motor driver that causes driving operations to not work right all the time. that would be nice to work out sometime. 52 robots in 52 weeks!

Safety update for Learn Robotics Programming (3rd Edition): The Anker power bank recommended has been recalled since publishing. Check if your robot’s battery pack is affected and see current suggestions at: orionrobots.co.uk/2026/06/15/1...

Anker power supply for Learn Robotics Programming 3rd edition | Orionrobots - Learn to build robots at home

Today it has come to my attention that the recommended Anker 321 battery supply for the Learn Robotics Programming 3rd edition book is no longer available, and has been recalled.I have found a suitabl...

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Today I mentored MicroPython Robotics at CoderDojo KU. Children programmed LED animations, line following, and obstacle-avoiding robots. One created a robot that "winced" when too close to an obstacle. Robot tear-down video: youtu.be/6AjJ9fMFUlc

After a session learning to deploy tiny visual processing models on the esp32 s3, I’ve had an idea - try to train an out of shot detector for videos. This breakout is gonna make esp32 dev boards easier to wire up.

Look what came in the post ! It’s also number #1 in new releases for single board computer books today. There’s still a 27% discount on them at Amazon.com. lnkd.in/eBnBya5F

Five days after launch, the print edition of Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition has a limited time deal on Amazon.com. Build a real Raspberry Pi robot with Python, sensors, MQTT services, OpenCV vision, local voice AI and localisation. www.amazon.com/dp/1803246987/ #robotics #Python

Taking a break from the robots… to tell you about the robot book #shorts youtube.com/shorts/A_Qi6...

Taking a break from the robots… to tell you about the robot book #shorts

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Tomorrow my new book, Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition, is published! I'm so excited! Build a Raspberry Pi rover with Python, MQTT services, OpenCV vision, local voice AI, localisation, sensors and phone control. www.packtpub.com/en-us/produc... #robotics #Python

I've published a video tearing down (disassembling) one of the fleet of RP2040 based Coder Dojo KU robots I built, since one of them was in need of maintenance. Follow along to see how they were built, and what design decisions I'd made. youtu.be/6AjJ9fMFUlc

Tearing down a Coder Dojo Kingston University robot

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We’ve lost fruit cultivars to pathogens, bananas being an example. Could people create a of bank of cuttings, such that they are kept isolated enough from pathogens but also alive, such that a pathogen could pass , and it could later be reinstated. Because bananas were once tastier…

Shake your hands in the air in you know what it is… yes yes yes

Python, we have a problem. I've been a user of python, the language, since around 2008 (maybe earlier). The language is still pretty good. But the package ecosystem is a mess. Multiple package managers, new troubles getting old repos set up in fresh ubuntu/debian.

Note for advertisers. If I’m looking to download some bit of software, and your ad appears to impersonate the real download button, I will report it as inappropriate.

orionrobots.co.uk/2026/04/02/0... - more learning really, after another servo failure.

Another SG90 Servo Failed: Heat, Clicking, and a Likely Gear Jam | Orionrobots - Learn to build robots at home

Notes from diagnosing a failed SG90 micro servo that made an unusual low-pitch whirring noise, got hot, drew high current, and ended up beyond economical repair.

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Important note for using AI, or software engineers. Have someone else review their works. Peer review is a key concept in decent coding. Not rubber stamping, but an actual analysis. What did they write? Why did they do it like that? This looks like a mistake?

So what robot builders are at #smrrf2026 today?

If there’s any thing to fear in London it’s poor weather. We’ve a week of freezing cold rain to come. I was trying to find a good time to clear up Some garden things, but it won’t be this week.

Ok - this is an awesome idea - hackaday.io/project/2050.... I use breadboards for students/mentee's to prototype and try stuff on. The slot incompatibility made the Pico and Esp32/nodemcu factors a bit awkward. This is a nice solution.

Wide-Board Breadboard for Pico, ESP32 and Similar

DESCRIPTION Many modern microcontroller boards like the Raspberry Pi Pico or ESP32 dev boards are too wide for standard solderless breadboards, leaving little or no usable space for wiring and compone...

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A cool thing about teaching others something is that you usually end up seeing them teach someone else it.

Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in. Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.

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