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...
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.
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
Today it has come to my attention that the recommended Anker 321 battery supply for the Learn Robotics Programming 3rd edition book is no longer available, and has been recalled.I have found a suitabl...
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.
www.packtpub.com/en-us/produc...
#packtsale #robotics #python #mqtt
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)
That’s some major robot building intensity!
Orionrobots (Danny Staple)
Taking a break from the robots… to tell you about the robot book #shorts
youtube.com/shorts/A_Qi6...
