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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You can see my latest videos on Orionrobots Youtube.
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Recent Posts
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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 twitter, and nobody came back with a simple answer. So I decided to do some research and write this article to answer this question. more…
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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…
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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…
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17 Apr 2024 » Pi Wars 2024 Robot UpdatesThis week has seen some major progress on the robot. Let’s get into it… more…
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We had only some ideas for lift and grab, but nothing concrete. We had some concept sketches on what we’d like to do. Over the weekend, between the sessions with the whole team, Danny did what he could as we were running out of time for this. more…
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This is a short 5 minute video showcasing the technical and design aspects of Big Ole Yellow (which is mostly granite red) for PiWars 2024. more…