Welcome to Orionrobots
At Orionrobots, Danny and his team build robots, electronics, gadgets and stuff that moves. We aim to make robots easy for anyone to build, and push the boundaries of what is easy. Oh and just to have lots of fun doing it too!
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Recent Posts
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04 Jan 2025 » Thanks to Github for fixing a problemMy python library for the Maplin USB robot Arm has been reasonably popular over the years. However, at one point several years ago, I wanted to move the repository from my dannystaple account into the orionrobots org, so other people in orionrobots, students or helpers, could contribute, review and so on. more… -
03 Jan 2025 » 2014 Attempt To Design A Custom Arduino ShieldThe old projects more… -
23 Dec 2024 » Investigating VScode + WSL as a MicroPython IDEI am a frequent user of Micropython. I also have recently been using a Windows desktop (I had been using a Mac for a while). more…
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04 Dec 2024 » Particle systems part 2 - The snowglobeIn the previous particle systems article we built a simple particle system that created raindrops. more… -
24 Nov 2024 » How to make particle systems for fun and roboticsI have a lifelong fascination with Particle systems, complementing my robotics. However, it was only a few years ago that I found out how to bring the two together in a Monte Carlo Localization particle filter. more… -
20 Oct 2024 » Phototransistor Sensors for Micromouse UKMy student is making an entry for the UK Micromouse competition. The competition has a recommended reference robot design for entrants to build, the UKMarsBot. She applied, and was sent the Main board along with the Line sensor and Wall sensor boards. more…