Uniting the Builders
Recently I've been involved in a new project to unite all the different droid building clubs in the UK under a common umbrella. Hopefully to help share ideas and also…
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December 15, 2019
Show your driving skills
At last years R2UK event, the driving course was introduced. Originally by Colin Barker and Lee Towersey, built out of wood with 3d printed bumpers it went down a storm.…
September 8, 2019
Motor Movement!
Well, the connectors didn't turn up on Saturday, but they did turn up today! So after a bit of crimping, and a bit of soldering (and a few mistakes, but…
September 2, 2019
Software mixing
Currently, my PS3 controller code uses the channel mixing built into the Sabertooth speed controller. This means that I send it speed and turn commands, and the speed controller mixes…
August 30, 2019
She Speaks!
Minimal wiring is done now, enough to get everything powered up and r2_control installed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0Wr0okgwY A quick flash of an SD card, some tweaks to the install instructions, a few…
August 29, 2019
Inside Out
Most people start by building their droid, then doing the electronics. I'm pretty much doing it all in reverse. Here you can see all the electronics for R2. The left…
August 28, 2019
Droid number 2 on its way
I'm going to have to give it a work in progress name, but its a bit difficult without even knowing what dome I'm doing! But anyway, I picked up the…
August 13, 2019
R2UK 2019
Back home now after R2UK 2019, and it was such an amazing weekend. Three days of astromech fun, from talks about their use in the films, to weathering techniques. Driving…
August 12, 2019
Power Tracking
One of the things I'm quite interested in keeping an eye on (and wish I'd started making notes a lot earlier) is how much battery power I consume at an…
August 8, 2019
One droid is never enough
The time has come.... R2 needs a friend. I've actually started collecting bits to make my next droid. I'll be picking up the bulk of the droid in a couple…
August 2, 2019