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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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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… -
17 Aug 2024 » Using 3D print sample filamentI have a collection of sample filament. It’s a little vintage, iht some being from Faberdashery, one of the multi colour and transparent sample filament packs. These are great fun, allowing you to try many colours. more… -
13 Aug 2024 » Danny’s opinions on ROSI have a complex relationship with ROS, the Robotic Operating System. But let’s start by looking at what it is. For this articles purposes, ROS and ROS 2 are considered as versions of the same basic idea. more…
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04 Jun 2024 » Raspberry Pi Camera Compatibility RpiCamI started with what seemed like a simple question: “What Raspberry Pi models and cameras are compatible with each other?” given the context of using the current libcamera/rpicam stack. I found that there was no straight answer on the internet. I went to ask the internet, and nobody came back with a simple answer. So I decided to do some research and write this article to answer this question. more… -
02 May 2024 » A retrospective on PiWars 2024 - Disaster ZoneOn Sunday, the team got together to discuss and consider how we did in PiWars 2024. The overall view was positive, but we looked at what we can learn and improve upon. more… -
29 Apr 2024 » How do you know what all the wires are for?I was asked how I know what all the wires are when I’m working on, or are looking at an old robot. more…