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Published inMar 2023
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Danny Staple
Danny Staple
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Danny Staple

Danny Staple builds robots and gadgets as a hobbyist, makes videos about his work with robots, and attends community events such as PiWars and Arduino Day. He has been a professional Python programmer, later moving into DevOps, since 2009, and a software engineer since 2000. He has worked with embedded systems, including embedded Linux systems, throughout the majority of his career. He has been a mentor at a local CoderDojo, where he taught how to code with Python. He has run Lego Robotics clubs with Mindstorms. He has also developed Bounce!, a visual programming language targeted at teaching code using the NodeMCU IoT platform. The robots he has built with his children include TankBot, SkittleBot (now the Pi Wars robot), ArmBot, and SpiderBot.
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Further reading

Please refer to the following resources for more information:

  • To learn more about CircuitPython, the https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/ website is a great resource.
  • For a detailed look at Python on microcontrollers, please refer to MicroPython Cookbook, by Marwan Alsabbagh, Packt Publishing. This book has sections on CircuitPython and MicroPython in general.
  • Embedded Systems Architecture, by Daniele Lacamera, Packt Publishing, offers an extensive dive into the I2C and SPI bus interfaces.
  • Another perspective on makerspaces comes from Progression of a Maker, which can be found at https://hub.packtpub.com/progression-maker/.
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Author (1)

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Danny Staple

Danny Staple builds robots and gadgets as a hobbyist, makes videos about his work with robots, and attends community events such as PiWars and Arduino Day. He has been a professional Python programmer, later moving into DevOps, since 2009, and a software engineer since 2000. He has worked with embedded systems, including embedded Linux systems, throughout the majority of his career. He has been a mentor at a local CoderDojo, where he taught how to code with Python. He has run Lego Robotics clubs with Mindstorms. He has also developed Bounce!, a visual programming language targeted at teaching code using the NodeMCU IoT platform. The robots he has built with his children include TankBot, SkittleBot (now the Pi Wars robot), ArmBot, and SpiderBot.
Read more about Danny Staple