PiWars 2022 – Page 3 – Team PiDrogen

Printer demands a New Year break.

This is going to slow PiDrogen development down. 😕

Progress Update

The chaps at PiWars HQ want an update… So, here it is in a blog post. PJD Mk1 has been built with some temporary electronics (which allow it to be driven by RC). We’ve been driving it around; and basically it works fine. Even the slightly risky 3D printed crown gears seem to be holdingContinue reading “Progress Update”

Apple Picker MkII

The apple picker I blogged about a couple of days ago is nice and it works. But I’m not going to use it. MkII is better because it has no moving parts; the robot will just drive up to the tree and the top prongy-thingy will knock the apple off the tree and into theContinue reading “Apple Picker MkII”

Apple Picker Progress

Apple picker in action…

A vital part of PJD is now working

Work on PJD is gathering pace. Another vital piece of the robot has been completed and is working. Now that’s done, work can start on the lower priority stuff. *I would like to say that no robots were hurt in the making of this component. However, a certain Hexbug from PiDrogen HQ has had betterContinue reading “A vital part of PJD is now working”

PiWars 2022 at Home; We’re In!

Hmm, possibly a bit behind the curve for this post but… We’ve been accepted into PiWars 2022 at Home! Wahoo, here we go again! :0) And here’s the robot we plan to build for the competition: For context, the theme of this year’s competition is “Old McDoofus had a farm” (Doofus is the name ofContinue reading “PiWars 2022 at Home; We’re In!”