I'm a robot builder, robotics books author, open source programer. #python, #raspberrypi, electronics. Maker, mentor, warranty voider and family man.
Orionrobots (Danny Staple)
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That’s some major robot building intensity!
Taking a break from the robots… to tell you about the robot book #shorts
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My book *Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition* is in Packt’s June Sale.
The ebook is currently **$9.99**.
Build robots with Python, Raspberry Pi, MQTT, sensors, motors, and computer vision.
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#packtsale #robotics #python #mqtt
Look what came in the post ! It’s also number #1 in new releases for single board computer books today. There’s still a 27% discount on them at Amazon.com. lnkd.in/eBnBya5F
Today I mentored MicroPython Robotics at CoderDojo KU.
Children programmed LED animations, line following, and obstacle-avoiding robots. One created a robot that "winced" when too close to an obstacle.
Robot tear-down video: youtu.be/6AjJ9fMFUlc
Nextcloud top tip - don’t accidentally make git clones and venvs there (or node modules). Now I have a bit of a mess to fix up.. keep git repos at arms length from cloud sync drives .
Orionrobots (Danny Staple)
Orionrobots (Danny Staple)
Five days after launch, the print edition of Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition has a limited time deal on Amazon.com.
Build a real Raspberry Pi robot with Python, sensors, MQTT services, OpenCV vision, local voice AI and localisation.
www.amazon.com/dp/1803246987/
#robotics #Python
After a session learning to deploy tiny visual processing models on the esp32 s3, I’ve had an idea - try to train an out of shot detector for videos. This breakout is gonna make esp32 dev boards easier to wire up.
Safety update for Learn Robotics Programming (3rd Edition):
The Anker power bank recommended has been recalled since publishing.
Check if your robot’s battery pack is affected and see current suggestions at:
orionrobots.co.uk/2026/06/15/1...
