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You’re a (chess) wizard, Bethanie

A magical A Level project from Bethanie Fentiman
By recreating the iconic Wizard’s Chess set from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (sorry America, it’s Philosopher, not Sorcerer), 18-year-old Jambassador Bethanie Fentiman has become my new hero. Inspired by an idea she’d had last year, Bethanie decided to recreate the chess board from the book/movie as part of her A-Level coursework (putting everything I ever... Continue reading

Formula Pi – the latest from PiBorg

Code your own driverless race car with Pi Zero and PiBorg!

Formula Pi is the latest Kickstarter project to come from PiBorg, the team responsible for the ZeroBorg motor controller, the wonderful DiddyBorg robot, plus a bunch of other wonderful Pi creations. We’re big fans. Allowing backers from across the globe to participate, the Formula Pi project consists of two race events. Competing in either the Summer... Continue reading

Connect 4 robot

Robot claw wants to play
So there was I, halfway through writing another blog post, when this landed on Twitter. Feast your eyes. It’s a Raspberry Pi robot that plays a pretty mean game of Connect 4. 4 Bot – Raspberry Pi Connect 4 playing robot Written in Python, uses the minimax AI algorithm to calculate moves. Plays a fairly... Continue reading

Working Doctor Who props with Raspberry Pi

A conversing K-9, multi-functional sonic screwdrivers and a TARDIS that's flown to the stratosphere
Doctor Who fans are enjoying a richly layered Series 9 so far this autumn, with plenty of nods to classic Who and a fabulously creepy two-parter that concluded on Saturday. I resisted the temptation to share Richard Hopkins‘ amazing K-9 build blog here when I found it a while ago, because I thought it’d be... Continue reading

Live motion tracking

It is a bank holiday, and we are all quite...cheerful, post company
It is a bank holiday, and we are all quite…cheerful, post company barbecue, so I will keep this brief. Here’s a motion tracking demo from Erik Haberup. He says: In case the Raspberry Pi team would like another example of the versatility of their product. This is my capstone project for the University of Nebraska... Continue reading

Bilingual R2D2

Sadly, I don't have any more information on this project besides what you
Sadly, I don’t have any more information on this project besides what you can see in the video. Which is a grave shame, ‘cos it’s brilliant. Greensheller, who is somewhere in China, has made his girlfriend an interactive, multilingual, face-recognising R2D2 for her birthday, using a Pi and some other off-the-shelf electronics. I am in... Continue reading

Phoebe is hinting that she wants some LEDs

Meltwater, who you may know from our forums or from the MagPi, where he's a
Meltwater, who you may know from our forums or from the MagPi, where he’s a regular contributor, has been introducing Phoebe, who celebrates her sixth birthday in February, to electronics engineering. He says: I’ve been working on producing a RGB LED module to use with the Raspberry Pi, since the bright colours and being able... Continue reading