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...
Robots and getting computers to work with the physical world is fun; this blog looks at my own personal experimenting and building in this area.