A New SandBot

A totally new design for the SandBot which creates Sand Art by moving a ball-bearing on a bed of sand using magnetism and a SCARA robot.

SandBot Software Revamp

Built the robot, now for the software. How to draw smooth patterns in sand by describing the pattern as a mathematical expression. And with a nice new web-based UI to make it all easy.

Introducing the Stepper Hat Trio

A new board for driving up to three stepper motors, WiFi connected with a web-server UI for CNC or dedicated applications. Based on the Raspberry Pi HAT format and also allowing control from a Pi,

Marty Learns to Swing – Part 2

In this, the second part of the series, I develop an OpenAI Gym to model Marty the Robot on a swing and get it to the point where we can start testing strategies for keeping Marty swinging once he gets started.

Marty Learns To Swing – Part 1

Marty is an amazing walking robot designed by Sandy Enoch and the Robotical team. Here we’re starting the process of teaching Marty how to use a playground swing.

Show me the Money

Ringing a bell in the office to celebrate closing a significant deal is a great motivator for everyone in a company. This project brings the notion up-to-date with a connected-bell using the IoT platform Particle and automated connection to a CRM or Twitter account.

Flight Trim

A present for my daughter which turned into quite an enjoyable little project with a good outcome.