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TractorBot is Open Source

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With applications now open for Pi Wars 2015 we thought it would be good if other competitors could make use of all the hard work that went into TractorBot last year.

So today we are announcing we are open sourcing TractorBot

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It turns out it is actually quite a lot of work to Open Source a project, we do not want to delay the launch of this project, so we are therefore making the files available as soon as they are ready on a rolling release basis. Today the hardware source files are now officially available under the Cern Open Hardware v1.2 license. This essentially allows the source files to be used for any legal purpose as long as attribution is given to Ipswich Makersapce and the license is included in any redistribution.

We are working on the software source code, ensuring all dependencies are made clear and installation instructions are being written. We are also drawing up the schematics for the interface board. As soon as these are ready they will also be released.

To get the source files, visit our Git Hub repository.

We really hope Open Sourcing this project will be helpful. if you have any questions please raise them on our forums.

PiWars, go, go, go!

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So we now have a PiWars team

If you still want to be part of the team get in touch via our Facebook page.

We have two months to design, build code and test a robot to take to the December CamJam Piwars event.  We are starting with nothing and our first task is to read the rules to understand what we can and cannot build.  Task two is to understand the various challenges, from there we can start to think about what we want the robot’s capabilities to be and what it should look like.  To be successful we are going to have to be masters of collaborative working through various social networks, each working on various elements and then bring it all together.  It should be fun and I for one am certainly looking forward to working closely with other members of the Makerspace.

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The Cambridge Raspberry Pi Jam team CamJam are hosting PiWars in Cambridge on 6th December. 16 places for competitors became available tonight and they all went in 5 minutes.
However I managed to snap one up for Ipswich Makerspace, so it looks like we’ve got a project on our hands. If your interested in taking part please come along to the next meeting on 25th September where I will run through the rules and we can distribute tasks amongst the team.

Keith