We are in the local paper – the Ely Standard – http://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/robot-fans-the-ely-makers-take-gold-at-cambridge-pi-wars-with-robot-in-the-shape-of-ely-cathedral-1-4966583 The East Cambs team ‘Ely Makers’ took their creation to Pi Wars in Cambridge, which saw dozens of robotics enthusiasts from across the world go head-to-head in a
Ely Makers robot video – Pi Wars 2017
Pi Wars – Final robot rebuild
Building our robot for Pi Wars has been great fun and has been a journey. We have heeded the advice of other robot builders by testing as often and as thoroughly as possible. The Ely Makers team have a fantastic
Robot demo at Ely St Mary junior school
As part of the science week program at the Ely St Mary CofE Junior school the Ely Makers Pi Wars team were invited to demonstrate our robot. We did four presentations for each of the year three classes and the
Robot demo at Spring Meadow School
In February 2017 the Ely Makers team were invited to demonstrate their Pi Wars robot to the year-two children of the Willow, Maple, Oak and Rowan classes at the Spring Meadow School in Ely. This was to relate to the
Pi Wars robot version three
The motors that we had ordered for the robot turned out to be a bit sluggish at 7.2V so we decided to order some new motors. The new motors are rated 1280rpm at 6V and should give a real boost
Pi Noon challenge practice
Last week-end the Ely Makers team got together to discuss battle strategies and hone our tactical skills for the Pi Noon challenge. Pi Noon is a challenge event in the Pi Wars competition which will be held in Cambridge on
Pi Wars spectator tickets now available
Spectator tickets for Pi Wars, the Raspberry Pi Robotics Challenge Competition, are now available. Following the success of previous events, the competition is running for two days this time (1st-2nd April). On the first day, over 30 school teams will
Pi Wars Robot Chassis
One of the first things to consider when designing our robot is the chassis – the mechanical platform including wheels and motors – to which we will attach our electronics, sensors and other body-parts. We want to be guided by
Soldering Workshop
Last week we had our first soldering workshop where two of our young members got to solder their own LED christmas tree decorations. The project took about an hour to complete. There were enough solder joints to complete to turn