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Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker

@kevsmac.bsky.social

I make robots, bring them to life with code, and have a whole load of fun along the way. I also make videos about robots on YouTube

1,180 Followers  |  119 Following  |  527 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023
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These 3 Pimoroni Badges are INCREDIBLE! + Mailbag Hangout YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Going live in 40 minutes, its a mailbag video with lots to unbox, unpack and play with. This week we've got a set of @pimoroni badgers, and more!

You've still got time to get drinks, snacks and vibe-code that app you've been thinking about all weekend.

youtube.com/live/L4bFDYH...

01.03.2026 18:23 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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These 3 Pimoroni Badges are INCREDIBLE! + Mailbag Hangout YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me Live on Sunday 7pm GMT as we checkout this trio of Badgers from @pimoroni. The graphics capabilities on these are truly next level for #MicroPython devices.

youtube.com/live/L4bFDYH...

28.02.2026 19:35 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Happy pancake day! 🥞 What do you have on yours? I’m lemon and sugar

17.02.2026 09:22 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Is OpenClaw safe to run on Raspberry Pi? What about the costs of running it 24/7? Lets explore this in my new video, dropping at 7pm GMT today.

youtu.be/7JtSxb7wB8c

#RaspberryPi #OpenClaw

08.02.2026 11:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

New MacBook Pro day today. The dichotomy of migrate or start from scratch (but then install everything as it was anyway).

Hopefully the new MacBook Pro M4 Pro will be a bit quicker at rendering video than my old M1 has been

07.02.2026 15:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Working on a new video... It's been "an experience" so far!
First generation on my Mac Mini M2, I gave it access to my family iMessage account and I had to shut it down after 24 hours!
Second generation is running on a Raspberry Pi and actually doing useful stuff. Coming soon

04.02.2026 00:10 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Robotlab Hangout Live - February 2026 YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Going live in 25 minutes, Still time to get drinks, snacks and reticulate your splines.

Lots of cool stuff to talk about!

youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...

01.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Robotlab Hangout Live - February 2026 YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me at 7pm GMT tonight for a hangout in the robotlab. Lots to talk about including, AI on Raspberry Pi, @Arduino Uno Q 4Gb and Nano R4, OpenClaw on Pi, LLM Accelerators from @M5Stack and @Raspberry_Pi.

youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...

01.02.2026 15:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Welcome to Kev's Robots A site dedicated to hobbyist robotics interested in Raspberry Pi, MicroPython, CircuitPython, Python, MicroBit, C++, Arduino, 3D Printing and electronics.

New video about to drop in 40 minutes, and a new series aimed at people wanting to move on from blinking LEDs on Microcontrollers using #Micropython.

kevsrobots.com has also had a few UX improvements too!

youtu.be/lthSloWM3Fk

25.01.2026 18:24 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Excited for Bett tomorrow. Been nearly 20 years since I’ve been!

I’ll be on the @arduino stand nerding out about all things Arduino UNO Q

20.01.2026 20:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve got both, but wanted to try the raspberry pi

19.01.2026 21:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Currently setting up Frigate and Home Assistant in my Raspberry Pi homelab. The AI HAT+ (original) for inference and detection. So far, so good

18.01.2026 21:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

No, it’s no on a par with Claude ai, but for n8n and analysing logs, and also adding image descriptions to my website, it will do nicely. Also have plans to use it with Frigate for local, home security.

15.01.2026 17:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Raspberry Pi AI HAT 2 - Faster AI than Apple's M4?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer Raspberry Pi AI HAT 2 - Faster AI than Apple's M4?

Raspberry Pi has just launched the new AI HAT+2, which runs LLMs locally in the HAT's dedicated 8 GB of RAM. It’s fast too - 40TOPS, in just 2w of extra power. Cheaper than a month and a half of Claude AI Max.

Watch this video for more and a hands-on demo:

youtu.be/lT1NJfkuiU8

15.01.2026 08:03 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
SunFounder Fusion HAT+ - What Can't This Thing Do?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer SunFounder Fusion HAT+ - What Can't This Thing Do?

My new video is going live shortly - come and join me in the chat. Still plenty of time to grab drinks, snacks and find that thing you put down but can't find now (have you checked the last place you had it?).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bF...

#makersgonnamake

11.01.2026 18:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Stick, Twist or fold - 2026 Channel Update YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Whoop - its time for a channel update, but should I stick, twist or fold?

Still time to get drinks, snacks and start a cult you talked about in your new years resolution.

youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...

04.01.2026 18:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stick, Twist or fold - 2026 Channel Update YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me at 7pm GMT to discuss the future of my channel - should I stick, twist or fold?

youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...

04.01.2026 13:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025, a year in numbers:

51 Videos published
44 Blog Posts written
13 Projects created
11 Courses launched
9 Robots built
44,675 Subscribers

www.kevsrobots.com/year_in_revi...

Feeling accomplished and ready for 2026!

31.12.2025 15:43 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thank you PCBWay @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for the Christmas gift box! We love the bone china cups especially!

27.12.2025 14:39 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Raspberry Pi Unleash the power of the Pi with these fun projects

Got a new Raspberry Pi for Christmas - want to know what to do with it? I've got you covered:

www.kevsrobots.com/ideas/raspbe...

#raspberrypi

27.12.2025 12:28 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunfounder Pironman 5 Max - Worth the upgrade? YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me in 20 minutes as we take a look at the @SunFounder2 Pironman 5 Max Case for the Raspberry Pi 5 and answer the question is it worth the upgrade?

youtube.com/live/Ppsly_P...

#raspberrypi

21.12.2025 18:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Secret Santa 2025 - YouTube Join me as I build a Weather Station for Jon Durrant @DrJonEA for the 2025 Secret Santa. I really enjoyed this build, and I can't believe what John Bunce @st...

Whoop - our 2025 Christmas Secret Santa videos have landed:

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hope you enjoy watching these!

19.12.2025 22:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) from kevsrobots about building and programming #robots as a hobby.

Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!

#Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding

18.12.2025 20:42 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Look who turned up on Adafruit's blog!

blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/11/w...

14.12.2025 23:56 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Learn FreeCAD - lets build a robot chassis YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Hey! I'll be going live in 20 minutes over on YouTube; tonights show is all about FreeCAD! Lets build a robot chassis; this is going to be fun 🤪

You've still got time to get drinks and snacks, and vibe-code that Million dollar idea.

youtube.com/live/S7EoZHd...

14.12.2025 18:40 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This RC2014 retro computer is like Christmas 1982 all over again YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Going live in 15 minutes - still time to get drinks, snacks and cancel that expensive subscription you've been putting off.

Tonight we'll be time travelling back to the Christmas of 1982 and playing with a real Z80 kit by
@ZxSpectROM

youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...

07.12.2025 18:56 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This RC2014 retro computer is like Christmas 1982 all over again YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

This Retro RC2014 computer is like Christmas 1982 again. Let's unwrap this together on Sunday at 7pm GMT.

youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...

06.12.2025 18:21 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
UGREEN NAS DH2300 - the BEST value 2 Bay NAS?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer UGREEN NAS DH2300 - the BEST value 2 Bay NAS?

Whoop - cheeky midweek video released yesterday -

Give this a watch (it's only short!), I've used my new teleprompter and storyboarding to script software I'm working on to create this.

youtu.be/1i7CJ0r7RGg

05.12.2025 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just finished soldering this cute little computer - the RC2014 Mini II by @ZxSpectROM such fun to put together.

Time to write some code for it!

04.12.2025 23:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Archie and Minnie are starring in this year's Christmas cop buddy movie - Hotdog and Beef.

04.12.2025 21:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0