Blog2020 ≫ We fixed the robot

Taught the boys a little about the raspberry pi 1 and electronic concepts, as much as I know myself anyway. We reconnected the raspberry pi robot components, hot-glueing it all together this time for a bit of sturdiness in the robot body this time. We connected the line following sensor and ran the code that shows "hey I can see a black line" and "nope the black line is gone now". Tomorrow maybe we'll try and make it follow a line along the ground, we need to write more code for that. It's a very gentle intro for them and a bit of python practice for me.

We got a delivery! A man came to the door! Under the new regime though he ran back down the path leaving the parcel at the door. I thought it was going to be a new Nespresso delivery; I'm still in credit there and have committeed to paying in for the rest of the year, so nothing to be saved by trying to cancel this outgoing. I ordered another 150 capsules yesterday, so at least while locked in we have coffee. But no, it's not coffee. It's a big heavy box addressed to Clare with BREWDOG on the side...

Another lovely bright clear spring day out there, a high of 10° and a low of 3° so not as warm as it looks. Still great to be able to sit on the balcony with a cuppa and a book and look out on a peaceful neighbourhood. You'd not know it was the end of the world.

Hmm off licences are now considered essential. I like a drink as much as the next person, possibly a lot more in fact, but this doesn't seem right to me. It doesn't quite tie in with the advice to only do one shop per week either.

  1. Credit card sized super cheap computer, awesome.

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