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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11 Sep 2025 » Tiny toolkit 4mm bit holderI am currently getting my Tiny Toolkit into a better state, as I use it frequently when doing robot tweaks in the office and out of the lab. This Tiny toolkit is designed for robot repair or improvements, either in my office away from my workshop, or out in the field. more… -
29 Jul 2025 » Reconfiguring headless Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm WiFiIf you have set up a headless Raspberry Pi using Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, you may have found that the WiFi configuration has changed from previous versions. The trick with putting the SD card into antoher computer and updating wpa_supplicant.conf no longer works, as the file is no longer used. more… -
08 Jul 2025 » Comparing anker power packsWhile writing my book, the 2power USB Power bank I recommended stopped selling, everywhere. It was able to happily power a Raspberry Pi 4 robot, and fit nicely. However it wasn’t perfect in that it would power the robot down while charging. more… -
05 Jul 2025 » FreeCAD notes - working in the new assembly workbenchI’ve been slowly getting my head around the new (FreeCAD 1.0) assembly workbench, and using it to create exploded diagrams for my upcoming book, Learn Robotics Programming Third Edition. more… -
07 Jun 2025 » Preparing for the coder dojoLast night, I got some preparation for today’s Coder Dojo KU Python Robotics activity. These are MicroPython robots based on an RP2040 (the Raspberry Pi Pico chip). The activity is aimed at kids learning to code. I have a fleet of 10 robots, plus 1 more as a demo/test model. It uses some of the principles from my books. These autonomous car type robots are built around the Cytron MakerPi RP2040 control board, with a dual RCWL-1601 sensor for obstacle avoidance, a Maker Line 5-sensor array, and a mini-3 round chassis. The code is written in MicroPython, and the kids write their own code to control them, with us providing activity sheets, reference cards, and helping out if they run into problems. more… -
19 May 2025 » Makers Central 2025This weekend, I went to Makers Central at the NEC in Birmingham. And it was a lot of fun! more…
