The Results Are In
We can first in the Escape Route challenge and 5th overall. Quite pleased, but the Eco Disaster was a bit… disastrous 😄
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Pi Wars Dangly Too
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neil0064
Apr 181 min read
Mean-looking Pincers
We’ve just added mean-looking pincers to the front of Dangly Too, to handle the Eco Disaster challenge. Hope we have time to code the...
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neil0064
Apr 161 min read
Documenting Attachments
Just realised we have so many attachments (front and back), it would be a good idea to document which are needed for each of the...
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neil0064
Apr 141 min read
Eco Disaster Averted
Successful test of the Eco Disaster dual barrel grabber! Two barrels captured and moved. As an Advanced entry, we simply have to automate...
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neil0064
Apr 121 min read
Eco Cleanup Mode Activated
At last we have our fully articulated grabber for the Eco Disaster cleanup operation. Just in time, we need it in a week’s time or there...
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neil0064
Apr 111 min read
Raspberry Protection
We thought the Raspberry Pi was a bit vulnerable, especially during the Pi Noon Hindenburg Disaster challenge, as it’s just behind where...
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neil0064
Apr 111 min read
Historical Architecture
We proposed this architecture for Team Dangle’s software in October 2019. Well, it’s pretty close to what we ended up with for Pi Wars...
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neil0064
Apr 111 min read
Dangle Through the Ages
I’ve just been looking through the archives and found these pictures of Dangle from when we started the build in August 2019. We’ve come...
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neil0064
Apr 101 min read
Ready for Pi Wars 2024?
Well not really. Still loads to do and only a little over a week to go. Are we worried? Yes of course we’re worried. Our first round of...
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neil0064
Apr 101 min read
Gyro Lockin’ and Rollin’
This little board is a GY9250 gyroscope+accelerometer that enables Dangly Too to know which direction he is heading and any change in...
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neil0064
Apr 101 min read
Zombies, Eat Dust!
At last we have our gun connected up and able to shoot those zombies 🧟 It’s a modified Nerf gut that Alister created for Dangle for Pi...
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neil0064
Apr 101 min read
More Noses 🤥
We’re getting more and more “nose” attachments for the various challenges. Each one has different lengths and wheels depending on how we...
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neil0064
Apr 101 min read
Technical, Artistic and Disaster Video Submitted
We used FX Hitfilm Express to create the video submission for the Technical and Artistic Impression video. Bit of a steep learning curve,...
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neil0064
Apr 91 min read
Dangly Too Gets Rebalanced
We had a problem with the weight balance due to the unique design of two large wheels and only a nominal caster to prevent undue total...
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neil0064
Apr 71 min read
Big Omni-Casters
What happens when you build a robot with two very large wheels? Well, you need a very large caster wheel to make it stable. If you’ve...
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neil0064
Apr 71 min read
Now where did those wires go?
Reassembling after a few weeks can be head-scratching, but it’s been 3 years since we last connect some of the original Dangle parts. Now...
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neil0064
Apr 71 min read
In touch with his full ocelot
DT is now fully clothed. I researched where to get fake fur - some of it is very expensive! We eventually found what we were looking for...
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neil0064
Apr 61 min read
Armed against the Zombies
We’re armed at last. Those zombies have no chance! We’ve now realised the only mount point is on the rear of Dangly Too. Just need to get...
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neil0064
Apr 51 min read
Hump - what hump?
With weights added and the size of the hump reduced, DT successfully gets over! This amended hump more accurately represents the size of...
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neil0064
Apr 51 min read
Dangly Too has got the hump!
The Lava Palava track for 2024 contains a hump. At the moment DT cannot get over the hump on our test track! What are we going to do...
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