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May 3, 2019
r2_control Shopping List
A few people have expressed an interest in my r2_control system, so I thought I'd do a post about how it works, and what it needs. At the core is…
April 16, 2019
R2 PSI using off the shelf parts
Introduction The current state of PSI displays from the club are either simple TeeCees ones, or the VADER boards. I've had a couple of the VADER boards in R2 for…
February 23, 2019
Dreamflight Invasion!
So, sleep patterns are screwed. I'm totally knackered. The list of repairs needed for R2 is rather long. Must mean I've been at a convention! But not only a convention,…
October 16, 2018
Autumn Update
Its been nearly two months since R2's last outing, a much needed break to get a whole load of repairs done to him. This year has been quite hard on…
September 25, 2018
Stealthy control
For a long time I've wanted to make a much more stealthy method of control. When I first started R2, I'd considered using a Wii remote and nunchuck, but I…
September 24, 2018
Upgraded foot drives
So, after Legoland in May, and again at MCM Manchester, R2's wheels have been scrubbed clean of all tread clear down to the plastic hubs. The first set of Banebot…
August 16, 2018
Code refactor
The last few days have been spent doing some fairly major refactoring and other code improvements. I wanted to add functionality for the FlthyMcNasty HP control systems and realised as…
July 10, 2018
Update and Roadmap
After a busy, busy May, June has been a bit more relaxing. May was filled with events, not just with R2, and pretty much drained my (and R2's) batteries. Got…
June 29, 2018
BB8 build
Not happy with just having an R2D2, I've decided to also build a BB8. :) The BB8 Builders Club is an offshoot of the R2 Builders Club, with many of…
March 9, 2018