Robots and Physical Computing

Taken from:  http://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/minecraft-jam-and-history-in-the-making/ History was made on Saturday as the University of Northampton hosted Northamptonshire’s first-ever Raspberry Jam. Raspberry Jams see those with an interest in the affordable – and tiny – Raspberry Pi  computer get together to share knowledge, learn new things and meet other enthusiasts. More than 30 people of all ages attended the county’s inaugural Jam at Avenue Campus, which was organised by the University’s Associate Professor in Computing and Immersive Technologies, Dr Scott Turner. He said: “The Jam was a real success, with a wide mixture of people including fairly notable experts; those who have a Pi, but aren’t quite sure what to do with it and complete novices. “It was great to see people who had some sort of Pi-related query have their questions answered, and others showing off what they have managed to get their Pi to do. “It really helped to inspire the novices to...

  PiJam  event on Saturday 16th April 2016, in Newton Building, University of Northampton, NN2 6JB. This is a free event, open to those who either want to found out more about the Raspberry Pi; want to share with others what they have done with the Pi; or just want to talk with others about them. Most of all (I hope) to have some fun. The event has been supported by the University of Northampton providing the rooms. Tickets (Free) are available at:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northamptonshire-raspberry-jam-tickets-20886649531 Examples of possible 'show and tell ' items include: -Minecraft running on a Raspberry Pi with movement controlled with gesture control of an Star Wars styled X-Wing - Raspberry Pi controlling a 'junk robot' More updates to follow.  Tickets (Free) are available at:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northamptonshire-raspberry-jam-tickets-20886649531 All opinions in this blog are the Author's and should not in any way b...