Episode

Build Your Own Retro Toy Robot - Meet Omnibot

with Jim Bennett, John Kennedy

On today's show, Jim is joined by John, a retro computer and IoT enthusiast who has a fascination for classic robot toys from the 80s. He's finally got his hands on the toy he wanted from his youth, but instead of being content there, he's given it a brain!

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Welcome John and Omnibot!
02:54 - Omnibot's web-based remote control
03:45 - The fall off the machines, off the desk!
04:05 - What makes Omnibot work? Python!
05:05 - Omnibot's hardware, the same as self-driving cars
06:48 - Driving Omnibot and catching a glimpse of the camera crew
07:08 - Omnibot says hello!
07:50 - How do you code Omnibot? VS Code!
08:37 - Lighting up Omnibot's eyes
09:55 - I'm not a robot
10:13 - Running AI on Omnibot to find humans and hippos
12:18 - The robots are on the rise and attacked John

Connect

Learn more and build this yourself
Feel free to leave us a comment below, and don't forget to subscribe
Get the look! - Buy Jim's shirt

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Welcome John and Omnibot!
02:54 - Omnibot's web-based remote control
03:45 - The fall off the machines, off the desk!
04:05 - What makes Omnibot work? Python!
05:05 - Omnibot's hardware, the same as self-driving cars
06:48 - Driving Omnibot and catching a glimpse of the camera crew
07:08 - Omnibot says hello!
07:50 - How do you code Omnibot? VS Code!
08:37 - Lighting up Omnibot's eyes
09:55 - I'm not a robot
10:13 - Running AI on Omnibot to find humans and hippos
12:18 - The robots are on the rise and attacked John