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 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…
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12 Oct 2024 » How to reassign OpenWeb UI chat usersI have always had an interest in AI. I’ve been running a local OpenWebUi with a local Ollama for a while now, hosting my own AI’s so I can use them with my notes. I’m a long term fan of the Zettlekasten method of note taking and linking, a second brain if you will, so tying that to an AI as RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) is a natural fit. more…
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09 Oct 2024 » Robotics at Home with the DIY PicoBotAfter reading my book Robotics at Home with Raspberry Pi Pico, reader Doug Blanding used the concepts from the book and took it to the next level. more…
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When I’m writing books, articles and blog posts, I often need to create figures, drawings and photos. Here is the process I use to make them. more…