This blog post is part of Makers Jönköping entry to Pi Wars 2024. Pi Wars is an international, challenge-based robotics competition in which teams build Raspberry Pi-controlled robots and then compete in various non-destructive challenges to earn points. The competition takes place in Cambridge, UK, over a single weekend and at the end of each day, prizes, medals and trophies are awarded to those competing.
Every long journey starts with a single step. Each major achievement starts with a great plan. But as any half-decent engineer knows, you also won’t get anywhere without coffee.
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We look at examples and the current state of the art. Looking for inspiration from our immediate environment and surroundings.
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Then we get down to the more serious planning. Everybody has a say and all ideas are worth hearing! Our youngest team member is also our project manager and lead design engineer.
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