I Knew It Wood Work…
Got the workbench finished this eve, I will have plenty of room to work with now! I’ve been using a folding camping table as a desk since lockdown kicked in so this will be a massive improvement! I added a back stop to stop things falling down and had to remove the keyboard holder as […]
Robots, Robots Building Robots, Skateboards, and (pi)WAR!
A few updates! I’ve received the chassis for the NE-1 robot along with a Teensy to control it. I’ve a bunch of cheap motor controllers I’m going to try with it shortly, with heatsinks on they should be more than up for the task. The chassis is a bit bigger than expected, it’s about as […]
Social Distancing In The Smallest Rooms…
Pubs have reopened but the threat of covid hasn’t yet passed, social distancing is key but how do you know if the toilets are free without going in to the toilets? This is the problem I was given to solve by a friend who runs The Castle Tap in Reading. The solution I’m building, and […]
Skateboard Mockup
I’ve thrown together a simple mockup of the layout for my new skateboard to check clearance and whatnot, It’ll be tight but should work a treat! It’ll be dual motor, one front and one rear, and I’ll be mounting both behind the trucks so if I hit a curb they wont be destroyed. It does […]
First Day of School…
My first day off reduced hours and I’ve that excited/anxious feeling I used to get when starting a new year at school! With that in mind, an obligatory ‘uniform in front of the door’ in my Foxy Fitzroy ROS t-shirt!
Day 1 of Being a Robotics Engineer…
… I spend it doing wood working! First photo is a new desk, second the render of what I’m aiming for, the last is the current one that I hacked together when lockdown kicked in. At some point I’ll have a CNC router and have a robot do this for me but I’m not there […]
Going Pro!
Welcome reader to the first post on my Patreon page! I’ll be designing robotics of various types and not only sharing the results but all the files, code, and knowhow needed to build them yourself. I have a long post over on my blog detailing the projects that are already in the works, but […]
Funding Plans
So as I mentioned in my previous post I’ll be putting any money raised here towards my projects and I thought I’d give two examples of what I have planned. For my NE-1 robot, based around an old Roomba, it has all its sensors on board which I’ll be able to use but these are […]
NE-1 – “Bumblebee”
Currently more than a little worse for wear but we can rebuild him, we have the technology! Last time I worked on it was before I really knew how to use my 3d printer, possibly before I even had one, so much of it was attached by hot gluing Lego plates to the chassis and […]
