Last week I blogged that there wasn’t enough room in the robot hull for the control board. Well, I finally made it fit. I reduced the circuit a bit (I decided some of it was redundant), I used some smaller components (mainly the DC-DC converter, but also some capacitors), and I realised I could extendContinue reading “PCB Sent to China”
Tag Archives: PiWars 2024
Lets get this party started…
We’ve been accepted into PiWars 2024! So, I think it’s time for an update. Since our last post, Firefly has jumped from the Fusion 360 CAD world into the real world. (In other words, it’s been 3D printed and sprayed). It has been fitted with a radio control system and two motors and it canContinue reading “Lets get this party started…”
PiDrogen Firefly
Really I should be working on our Hacky Racers robot. But I have been distracted by PiWars 2024 this weekend, so I decided to update our design for the competition. Take a look here if you would like to see more details about PiDrogen Firefly.