Artist Steve Messam is celebrating the North of England’s historic role in railway innovation with 16 Raspberry Pi–controlled steam engine whistles around the city of Newcastle. The Great Exhibition of the North The Great Exhibition of the North is a summer-long celebration of the pioneering spirit of the North of England
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Echoing the Newcastle of yesteryear with Pi-powered whistles
Why stick to conventional laser cutters or CNC machines for creating images on wood, when you can build a device to do the job that is a beautiful piece of art in itself? Mechanical and Computer Science student and Imgur user Tucker Shannon has created a wonderful-looking CNC Wood Burner using a Raspberry Pi and stepper motors.
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The CNC Wood Burner turning heads (and wood, obviously)
Geeky Gadgets Raspberry Pi Wars 2017 Starts April 1st Geeky Gadgets To recap the Raspberry Pi Wars allows home-brew Raspberry Pi -powered robots to compete across seven challenge courses. There's also a host of other categories, including prizes for Artistic and Technical Merit, as well as an award for 'Funniest Robot'!
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Raspberry Pi Wars 2017 Starts April 1st – Geeky Gadgets
On 1-2 April, Cambridge Raspberry Jam will be hosting Pi Wars 2017 , the latest iteration of their successful robotics challenge competition. For those unfamiliar with the setup, Pi Wars contestants use home-brew Raspberry Pi-powered robots to compete across seven challenge courses. There’s also a host of other categories, including prizes for Artistic and Technical Merit, as well as an award for ‘Funniest Robot’! With only a few days to go until the big weekend, we’ve wrangled Pi Wars 2017 hosts, Mike and Tim, to give us the lowdown on everything you need to know before the main event
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Pi Wars 2017 is just a few days away!