laurensvalk, 2 months ago to LEGO

Next step of the #Pybricks #MicroPython powered trains! Now they coordinate departure wirelessly.

It's a decentralized consensus mechanism built with #LEGO.

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laurensvalk, 2 months ago to LEGO

I upgraded my #childhood #lego #train to use #Pybricks #MicroPython. It stops at train stations now. No rail loops required. The passengers are happy about this --- considering they've been asleep like that for about 20 years...

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laurensvalk, 6 months ago to LEGO

Tutorial time: Make a #LEGO #train display this Christmas! Not some boring loop, but add some code to make it come alive! #MicroPython #trains #pybricks

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwnSbnlhOkA

Try it yourself via: https://pybricks.com/

laurensvalk, 6 months ago to LEGO

This #LEGO robot can balance on a ball! I finally made the instructions... Go build it now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/balance-on-ball-94063633

#micropython #pybricks

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laurensvalk, 6 months ago to random

I'm super excited to finally share what I've been working on for the past months... #Pybricks now supports block coding in addition to #micropython !

For the first time ever, fans of all LEGO® themes can bring their smart bricks together in a single app for endless possibilities and creativity.

And possibilities really are endless! Stay tuned for some exciting updates in the coming weeks.

See the full news update and get a sneak peak of all the new features here: https://pybricks.com/about/new-pybricks-blocks/

laurensvalk, 6 months ago to random

There's a brand new #Pybricks #MicroPython release that adds Bluetooth communication between all LEGO smart hubs! Time to make some amazing smart Christmas displays this year... Try it now at https://pybricks.com/

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WendyDLN, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

The kids are finally getting some #code written for their #robot Our first scrimmage is now less than 3 weeks away! 😱

#Pybricks #robotics #fll #FIRST #LEGO #python

laurensvalk, 11 months ago to random

Hi @danderson Thanks for developing nxos back in the day! It might get some new life as we port #Pybricks #MicroPython onto it :)

laurensvalk, 1 year ago to random

Maybe it's fun to share some day to day developments... Today I'm working on making our #Pybricks sensor API async-compatible at minimal cost.

Every byte counts, so I've arrived at something that costs just 4 extra bytes for each async method! Still learning new #MicroPython development tricks every day.

For those in the know... I'm basically modifying the commonly used MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN... macros/types to "decorate" a C function to behave asynchronously.

@matt_trentini @jimmo

laurensvalk, 1 year ago to random

#Pybricks makes all your smart LEGO bricks work together (like they should!) and this is the kind of awesome stuff that people make with it. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQDgyRDVn5c

andypiper, 1 year ago to random

Way down the rabbit hole of drawing robots and plotters… @laurensvalk are there any fun #Pybricks examples I should add to my collection of demos?

laurensvalk, 1 year ago to random

Time for some #retrocomputing to celebrate 25 years of #LEGO #MINDSTORMS! Anyone remember the RCX from 1998?

Coded with #Pybricks #MicroPython!

laurensvalk, 1 year ago to programming

A brand new #Pybricks #MicroPython beta release is out now!

Highlights:

• Support for reading the robot heading with the gyro.
• New GyroDriveBase class! It's the DriveBase you love, but it uses the gyro for straights and turns.
• Under the hood improvements as we prepare for wireless communication between hubs!

Try it out at: https://beta.pybricks.com/

Feedback:
https://github.com/pybricks/support

Sponsor Pybricks:
https://github.com/sponsors/pybricks

#LEGO #SPIKE #MINDSTORMS #learntocode #python