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,…
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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
Building a battery for R2 with 18650 cells
There are many options for a battery to power an astromech, from the tried and tested Sealed Lead-Acid, to the latest LiFePO4. This article will look at utilising the very…
April 21, 2017
R2 ventures out
The day finally arrived. I was going to show off R2 to the public. Up until this point, he'd not been out of the garage and only had a handful…
April 19, 2017
I set a deadline!
This year has been a bit busy so far, and in February I realised I only had something like three free weekends to get R2 ready for his first outing,…
April 19, 2017
Slow but steady, or not…
It seems that xmas and new year is when all the part runs start. At least that is what it feels like to me, for all the parts I want.There…
March 26, 2016