Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker

It’s @officialarduino.bsky.social arduino Inception - the Arduino uno r3 is plugged into that Arduino Uno Q which is running the Arduino IDE to program it!

Arduino Uno Q - hands on Have you heard about the new Arduino Uno Q - the Single Board computer from Arduino. What can it do, who is it for and when can you get it? Lets find out together. https://www.arduino.cc/product-uno-...

I'll be going live at 3pm BST to do a hands-on with the new @officialarduino.bsky.social Arduino Uno Q.

Let me know if there is anything you want me to try with it.

youtube.com/live/4HFb-FG...

This is going to be so much fun!

Arduino Uno Q - hands on YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

So what does everyone make of the new Arduino Uno Q?

And what do you make of the Qualcomm acquisition of Arduino?

I'll be livestreaming a hands-on review tomorrow:

youtube.com/live/4HFb-FG...

#arduino #uno #qualcomm

Who else is excited about the @arduino event today?

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YouTube video by Kevin McAleer UGREEN NAS DXP4800+ - The NAS I should have bought

Join me at 7pm BST today for a review of the #UGREEN DXP4800+ #NAS drive. I've had this for a couple of weeks now and I wish I had bought it instead of the Synology DS1523+

youtu.be/DlHoBmQUdXA

Raspberry Pi 500+ - control RGB from Sensors YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me at 7pm BST today as we play with the @Raspberry_Pi 500+ and control the RGB Leds using sensors. Its fun and easy to do!

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#raspberrypi #YouTube

I've got MQTT hooked up to the Raspberry Pi 500+ keyboard - I can indicate (as in light up a specific key) the outside temperature, status of lights and even if there is a cat at the cat-flap! I'll polish this up for a show on Sunday!

YouTube video by Kevin McAleer Raspberry Pi 500+ Glow up

🚨 New drop: Raspberry Pi 500+ 🚨

5 things you’ll love:
1️⃣ All-new keyboard
2️⃣ Replaceable keycaps
3️⃣ 256GB NVMe SSD (upgradeable)
4️⃣ 16GB RAM 💪
5️⃣ RGB backlit keys ✨

Perfect for coding, projects & even local LLMs.

youtu.be/fNX5jIBtluU

#RaspberryPi #Pi500Plus

2 Robot Arms - what should I do? YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

I'm back! And I have two robot arms from waveshare, but what should I do with them? Give me your best ideas and tune in tonight at 7pm BST

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Whoop! I created a free course on duckdb - an easy-to-use, fast analytics tool that works with your favourite programming language.

I even built my data lake from kevsrobots and my YouTube channel data.

www.kevsrobots.com/learn/duckdb/

Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 - Stands 5

Whoop - new model alert! I've created a simple stand for Raspberry Pi (@RaspberryPi) Touch display 2, for both 5" and 7" versions.

www.printables.com/model/139851...

Why I’m Ditching Notion for Obsidian Bases YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me in 40 minutes as we look at the new Obsidian Bases release - could this finally kill Notion, Trello, Todoist and (gulp) Apple Notes? Lets find out!

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#Obsidian

Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 - 5 inch version - unboxing and review YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Whoop - guess who has the new @raspberrypi.com Pi Touch Display 2, 5 Inch display? Lets unbox and review this together!

youtube.com/live/rkSyrKw...

We Let Copilot Write the Flight Code… What Could Go Wrong? YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Can we vibe-code a flight computer for our @Raspberry_Pi Pico-powered drone?

Guess there is only one way to find out: join me at 7pm BST today.

youtube.com/live/D_i8KsO...

I've developed a Python app that converts Markdown into screenwriting formatted scripts as a PDF.

This format makes scripts significantly easier to read when recording YouTube videos, and it saves me from the lengthy formatting process required by other software.

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V1.0 of my Pico Drone PCB completed and sent off to @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for manufacture! Looking forward to getting these back soon for testing.

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Going live in 25 - still time to get drinks, snacks and lay some laminate flooring.

youtube.com/live/-c48ih-...

Join me at 7 pm BST today as we continue to create a Raspberry Pi Pico-based Drone. Today's show is all about PCB design with Fusion 360.

youtube.com/live/-c48ih-...

Today's show will be sponsored by

@pcbwayofficial.bsky.social

Thinking of building a drone using a Raspberry Pi Pico - any advice or thoughts?

A NAS shouldn't need too much processing power tbh, just lots of IO. Pi 5 is faster and more capable at IO that the 4, but it depends what the NAS is for - I have 2 NAS's at the moment, a primary one for my video files and a secondary one for backup.

Pikon II, The Ultimate DIY Raspberry Pi Camera! Build your own Raspberry Pi Camera with the PiKon II. This project guides you through the steps to create a high-quality camera system using the Raspberry Pi and Python.

My write-up of my Pikon II Raspberry Pi Camera project is now up -
www.kevsrobots.com/blog/pikon2....

I’d probably use a pi 5 as it has two camera connectors or use a usb webcam (they are dirt cheap)

PiKon II: The Ultimate DIY Raspberry Pi Camera! YouTube video by Kevin McAleer

Join me at 7pm BST to look at my Pikon II Raspberry Pi Camera project -

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#raspberrypi #shotonpi

Pikon II project is coming along nicely! It’s a @raspberrypi.com High Quality camera based handheld. Feels really solid and substantial in your hand.

So excited about my latest upgrade to my @raspberrypi.com Pikon Camera project. New Chassis design and waveshare Touch screen on the back. Just printing the main Chassis now...

Anyone out there want a Raspberry Pi 4? I've a few going spare if anyone wants one. Donate money to Cancer Research and pay for the postage. Reply if you're interested and we can have a DM.

@kevsmac.bsky.social can you RT please if you don't mind?

Really enjoyed being stall neighbours this year! Your island exhibit was amazing - it drew a lot of interest!

Great to meet you too! Loved your BMO purse game machine Pi! Awesome build!!

Robot reunion - finally have my package of exhibits for @OpenSauceLive this week! Phew that was a close call!

Really hoping my package of robots for @OpenSauceLive is released from customs soon 😬