I’m reticent to go into too many details about Ely Makers entry into Pi Wars 2020 but will reveal that there has been lots and lots of conversation about Mecanum wheels. Now that’s a term I’m not used to at
Ely Cathedral Science Festival
A fantastic day for all with lots of adults and children getting excited by the robot fighting pit and the 3D printers at the Ely Makers stand inside Ely Cathedral just a few feet away from am enormous moon. Our
Pi Wars 2019 – The Final Countdown
The team did an amazing job with the final touches to the robot working every spare moment they could. In the end the team came in third in both the Hubble Challenge and Space Invaders! Huzzah! and came in 8th
Dom’s PiWars contribution – Alicia
Alicia and I met last weekend just opposite the library in Ely where her husband Paul was helping at a Code Club session. She is a quiet member of the PiWars team but has been doing loads in the background
Dom’s PiWars contribution – Arvind
Arvind and I met the week before last for a quick chat so I could write this, and it’s taken me this long to have time to write up the conversation. I can only blame the vagaries of Internet Explorer
The Experimental Robots
As you can appreciate, a lot of experimentation went into the build so the team could see what worked and what didn’t. Exhibit 1: 3D Printed palm top Rover with printed clip-on pieces Exhibit 2: Pi zero W, Camera, 2 micro
Wheels Up in T-5, 4, 3, 2, 1
With lots of experimentation and many hours logged checking and rechecking different wheels, our team have put together several great custom wheels. Deciding on the wheelbase and the type of wheels to use was one of the first things the team
Dom’s PiWars contribution – Introduction
I am perhaps the least active member of the Pi Wars Team, but then again I did say that I would be. Arvind kindly asked if I’d like to help and of course I said yes. I then realised that
The Lantern School, Ely, Year 4 – Computer teardown class
Today we visited two year-four classes at the Lantern School in Ely to talk about computer engineering and electronics. We had brought a desktop PC which we took apart down to de-capping the processor to have a look at the
Previous Build Issues and Pi Wars 2019 new Challenges
The Team are off to a fantastic start with this year’s Pi Wars build and its great to see such great ideas going into this year’s robot. One of the first conversations to be had within the Pi Wars group