Check it out in his latest video "The Arm Spin That Stops a Fall": youtu.be/1EyN9_QO4_A and check out more of Gareth's haptic work at senmag-haptics.com

@stevemould.bsky.social got in touch with us to build a robot that spins it's arms to stop falling over! Gareth has built one that even uses some robot combat parts - our 22mm motor and Dual ESC.

Someone expressed delight that we're showing Hackers (1995) at EMF again, as is tradition. We almost didn't this year - but Iain Softley (the director) insisted we show it because "EMF is the spiritual home of Hackers". Well then. Of course, he'll be there to introduce it. #emfcamp

My #emfcamp Workshop Build a @extkits.bsky.social lightning detector is open to book here. I expect it to be busy, and there is limited places, so book early www.emfcamp.org/schedule/202...

Looking forward to #emfcamp next week, got lots of prep to do, including about soldering up about 12 of my Space Unicorn Hextension. Also make up some Evil Henchman, guess I should also print some of the none evil Henchman as well

Next weekend! Saturday 18th from 1pm, our final LHG Taproom event of the year BBBxLHG: Summer Showdown we hope to see you there. Beer & bot fighting, free to spectate! Here's a little of what to expect:

My talk has been scheduled for @emfcamp.bsky.social Friday 17th 6pm stage B Books available to buy and if you'd like me to scrawl in it I will be happy to do so :) www.emfcamp.org/schedule/202...

Tuesday, 14th July, is our next #HitchinHackspace Social Night, at The Vic just down the road from the Hackspace, from 19:30/20:00. Look out for our sign, say hello and find out about your local #Hackspace over a refreshing beverage or two #Hitchin #Letchworth #Stevenage #Baldock

Monday the 13th July is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Score a discounted all-inclusive Golden Ticket for this month's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy Festival (17-23 July) and save £5! Gain cheaper entry to five shows spread across The Vic & Hitchin Town Hall during the Hitchin Festival. Book now at www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comedy

Monday the 6th July (not 216th 🤦‍♂️) is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Just 3 weeks til 23rd July's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy, featuring an Edinburgh preview of the exceptional @markthomasinfo.bsky.social's new show, alongside club favourites Jenny Collier, Stacey Edwards & @davidephgrave.bsky.social Book now. You know it makes sense. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed...

Very sorry to learn that the magnificent David Potter died on Sunday evening. A pioneering mathematical physicist, he founded Psion, created the first hand-held organizer and oversaw Symbian, the standard mobile operating system. He was a wonderful philanthropist and supporter of @opendemocracy.net

Following recent news, we have cancelled Mullvad's sponsorship of EMF 2026. If you'd like to contribute to make up for the lost income, you can still sponsor EMF through our ticket shop: www.emfcamp.org/tickets/spon...

This was not a hard decision

25 GROCS ants in Gloucester 🇬🇧 26 Minibeasts In The East ants in Norwich 🇬🇧

11 Antweight World Series ants in Groningen 🇳🇱 11 ROFLS ants & 450g in Wegenstetten 🇨🇭 12 Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London 🇬🇧 18 BBBxLHG: Summer Showdown pub beetles in Bristol 🇬🇧 18 Robodojo sportsman feathers in York 🇬🇧 18 CRIC ants in Rome 🇮🇹 18-19 Extreme Robots heavies in Newcastle 🇬🇧

🇬🇧🇧🇪🇳🇱🇨🇭🇮🇹 July in European Robot Combat: bbb.gd/events 1 Combat Robotics NI 454g meet in Belfast 🇬🇧 1-3 Young Maker Days ants in Leuven 🇧🇪 4 CAT sportsman ants in Linslade 🇬🇧 5 Battle in the 'Burgh beetles in Edinburgh 🇬🇧 9 QRFL ants in London 🇬🇧 10 NESCR ant exhbition in Dundee 🇬🇧

Beetle peeps! We're now stocking Repeat Robotics' new grippy rubber 1.75in flex wheels that slot on to screw or clamp hubs: shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/flex/

Postponement news Re. this Friday’s live #Hitchin #MostlyComedy interview with Jan Ravens & Kevin Eldon, which now takes place on 13th November. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hope to see you at our other #mostlycomedyfestival shows in July, and at the new date in November. www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

2026 Ham Radio Rally season continues a pace Radio Rallies are a great chance to pick up vintage electronics kit, components, from ICs to valves and all sorts of other interesting stuff. There will be lots of events around the #UnitedKingdom. 🧵1/4

We have just found out about the " #ZX80 at 50" event at the Centre for Computing History in #Cambridge on the weekend of the 18th/19th July. Sounds really interesting! www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77032/Z8... #retroelectronics #retrocomputing

Monday the 29th June is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

I’m doing an acoustic gig during #Hitchin @mostlycomedy.bsky.social Fest at The Vic on 17 July, featuring a mix of old & new stuff. It’s not a stand-up show, though it’ll still be a ‘laff’. The last time I did a solely acoustic set was in 2012-ish. No pressure. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed...

Vaughan Public Libraries is looking for volunteers for our Repair Cafe! 🛠️ We're looking for eager, enthusiastic individuals with varying fixing skills that want to share their knowledge and abilities with their community. All skills and skill levels welcome. Apply now: www.vaughanpl.info/volunteer

Monday the 22nd June is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Join us for an evening with Jan Ravens (Dead Ringers, QI) & Kevin Eldon (Partridge, Big Train, It’s Kevin) in #Hitchin on 3rd July. We’ll chat about their life and career as part of our #MostlyComedy Festival. You can also submit questions in advance. Book now. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed...

The Gaussfest will be on the 10th October at the London Museum of Water and Steam Details www. extremeelectronics.co.uk/the-gaussfest/ Tickets at lmws.digitickets.co.uk/tickets Sign up for notifications for ongoing details.

Thanks to the excellent Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Olga Koch & Bella Narain for making last night’s #Hitchin #MostlyComedy such a cracker. And thanks to everyone who came. See you in July for our Hitchin Mostly Comedy Festival. It’ll be ace. #hertfordshire #livecomedy www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

The first in our overhauled controller board set up. A new Raspberry Pi Pico board coming soon. Features easy connectivity with the Pico. Low cost. Easy to add OLED screens and controller outputs. #raspberrypi #robotics

My book *Learn Robotics Programming, 3rd Edition* is in Packt’s June Sale. The ebook is currently **$9.99**. Build robots with Python, Raspberry Pi, MQTT, sensors, motors, and computer vision. www.packtpub.com/en-us/produc... #packtsale #robotics #python #mqtt

Organisations using Fortinet services are urged to investigate whether they have been affected by global targeting of firewalls and VPN gateways and should follow mitigation advice to help defend against the threat. For more information ⬇️ www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/advice-...

This Saturday at Wiper and True Taproom: It's the June Ant Social, hosted by GROCS & local builders! Fights from 1.30pm, tournament is full, but it's free to spectate. Event page: fb.me/e/77EaqdwCh

Don't miss Thursday's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy. Feat. Mostly debuts from Kiri Pritchard-McLean (HIGNFY), Olga Koch (QI) & Bella Narain ('wonderful chaos' - Phil Wang). Plus @davidephgrave.bsky.social (Times, Telegraph & The i's best fringe jokes) & the house band. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed...

Tonight, come along and say hello.... #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Monday the 15th June is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Just one week until Thursday, 18th June's #Hitchin Town Hall #MostlyComedy, featuring a lineup led by Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Live at The Apollo, HIGNFY) and Olga Koch QI and Mock the Week). Tickets £20. Book now. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed... #livecomedy #hertfordshire

My @rigb.org talk is now available (free) online. RI is a special place - so much science history, curiosity & wonder in one lecture theatre. Was also great to see some of the equipment used by scientists I refer to in my book. AND I got to explode a hydrogen balloon (life goals!)

Save the date! BBB’s annual farmyard brawl, North Down Havoc, will be back on Saturday 15th August; A full day of the silliest robot fights in town, with great company and great cider! bbb.gd/farm

Yay, we have a village and installation at #EMF Anyone wanting to join us playing with HV over the weekend are welcome at "Spark Life" www.emfcamp.org/villages/202...

Look what came in the post ! It’s also number #1 in new releases for single board computer books today. There’s still a 27% discount on them at Amazon.com. lnkd.in/eBnBya5F

It's Tuesday Night so it's Social/Open Night at the Hackspace today from 19:30. If you're looking for a joining induction we do those at 20:00. This week's excitement is that the Council installed new bins in the park outside!

Tonight's the night we head to The Vic to chat and socialise. A great opportunity to meet Hackspace members, chat about project ideas and generally have a good time.. why not come along and say hello 👋 #Hitchin #NorthHerts #make #craft #invent #learn #social

Tomorrow evening is our monthly social night at The Vic just along Bancroft from the Hackspace. All welcome 🙂

It's our weekly open evening this evening. Why not pop along and see what we are about..

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

The #GuildofMakers started 9 years ago today!

18th June's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy is under two weeks away. Lineup includes Kiri Pritchard-McLean (HIGNFY, QI), Olga Koch (Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week), Bella Narain, & @davidephgrave.bsky.social ("Devastatingly witty" - EdFestMag). Get your tickets now. www.ticketsource.com/mostly-comed...

Because some people seem to be missing this. If you are attending @emfcamp.bsky.social and want a Spaceagon, or to upgrade your Tildagon from 2024 to a Spaceagon: YOU MUST PRE-ORDER IT NOW. Full details in the blog post: blog.emfcamp.org/2026/05/28/t... #emfcamp #emfcamp2026

Monday the 8th June is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock