Pi Wars – the Raspberry Pi robotics challenge competition

What is Pi Wars?

Pi Wars is an international, challenge-based robotics competition in which teams build Raspberry Pi-controlled robots and then compete in various non-destructive challenges to earn points. The competition takes place over a single weekend and prizes and medals are awarded to those competing at the end of each day. In previous years, we've had teams from schools, families, groups of hobbyists and solo roboteers. We can take up to 76 teams over the event weekend which takes place in Cambridge, UK. The competition is open to anyone from around the world. To get a flavour of the day, take a look at the video below or check out other Pi Wars videos on YouTube.

Pi Wars 2019

The 2019 event will take place on 30th & 31st March at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory in England. You can find more information about the event here. Important information for visitors can be found here.

About the tickets

Volunteers and Under-18s can attend Pi Wars for free. Tickets for other spectators are £5 for one day or £7 for both days.

Time to event

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings, our 2019 competition is space exploration-themed!

 

#PiWars tweets

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MolloyLaurenceLaurence Molloy@MolloyLaurence·
2h

@RaspiKidd @dundeemakespace #PiWars

Whoops!... beginning of that tweet missing... should have read "here are the sensor mounts for our robot"

I should say that, whille they are great used just as mount plates, they are actually cases - here's a distance sensor fully cased.

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DougGoreDouglas Gore@DougGore·
3h

@piofthings @MolloyLaurence That was last week, I'm back to #PiWars despair this week. I've put my WIP 6DOF code online if anyone wants a look: https://t.co/BPavJasAFR 😉

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MolloyLaurenceLaurence Molloy@MolloyLaurence·
3h

@piofthings #PiWars

Ooh... found this interesting looking article with actual usable python code.

https://t.co/TDe06xNcnC

So it looks like I will need to run my robot in constant rotate mode collecting loadsa data to seed the calibration process with.

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
3h

Lines perpendicular to a chord of a circle always goes through the center... draw two and you have the center point of a circle, if you didn't know it the first place. High school geometry ftw #PiWars

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MolloyLaurenceLaurence Molloy@MolloyLaurence·
4h

#PiWars Who here is using magnetometers to get compass bearings for maze challenge?

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MolloyLaurenceLaurence Molloy@MolloyLaurence·
4h

#PiWars

Up reeeally late getting two robots largely built, buzz tested and checked for wiring consistency.

Now walking to school with kids feeling like a zombie.

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
12h

To overengineer or not to overengineer the ToF holder is the question! #PiWars How many of you built a 25 degree or more cone for it?

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Worlds6440David Booth@Worlds6440·
12h

Nerf blaster adjusted and fully working.

Yeees!

New stand (not the prettiest but functional).
Dart pushing servo moved forward 5mm so the darts always fully engage.

Result: mobile firing platform
#piwars #piwarsblog

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
13h

Oh my, I forgot how difficult it is to print a first layers with so many closely placed holes ! Attempt 4 is underway... might work! #3Dprinting #PiWars

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drfootlegDr Footleg@drfootleg·
13h

My robotics after school club went well today. Taught another 3 kids how to solder. One team got their LEGO robot operational. They should be fit for #PiWars in 11 days time. Just one more team to get competition ready now. Might even get time to work on my own robot!

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Sponsorship

We are now seeking sponsors for Pi Wars 2019. Please contact us if you are at all interested in sponsoring or finding out more. Detailed information about sponsorship can be found on this page.

Sponsors for 2019