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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

And a couple of LED so that's encouraging

Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Latest dev platform for #ros2 RTK debuging and testing. Not fancy, but it was time to throw something together and get in the field

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The pcb chassis/ mount plate seems good! Next wire up motors and try for actual movement

30cm 4x4 robot made out of aluminium enclosure

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This is more or less the software stack we're trying to integrate together for this platform

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Pico platform dev kit for the sowbot.co.uk project. Still some slightly annoying software bits to do before it works

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Slightly more grown up looking robot nonsense

A 30cm square 4x4 robot based around aluminum enclosure

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Rearranged the sowbot.co.uk 'brain' to get it to fit inside a waterproof enclosure #robotics #ros2 #modular

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Messing about with robots continues, this one doesn't work yet, pending github.com/Agroecology-... #ros2 #agbot #sowbot #robotics

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Current thinking about a 2026 ROS bringup github.com/Agroecology-... Then gradual migration to github.com/openrr/openrr + github.com/openrr/openrr as they (and hopefully I) mature. Project is sowbot.co.uk Worth it, or just start as you mean to go on? #ros2 #rust #robotics cc @sequoia.farm

A open hardware Avaota A1 SBC with some purty lights

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Software stack for it starting to come along too, pretty outdoor focused RTK GPS etc github.com/Agroecology-... I've even got a WebUI

robot control panel with joystick and map of london with a location pin in it

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Been working on the robot brain.. Some docs for it here sowbot.co.uk plan is to build an #Opensource Agbot #Robots #ROS2 #OpenHardware

A 10cm square sbc with some lights and a gps antenna on the top

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

100% open hardware Robot brain starting to come together. Octa core Avaota A1 SBC, @sparkfun.bsky.social RTK, talking to @mister.industries Esp32. Next do the breakout for @adafruit.com Canpal and it's ready for @sequoia.farm motor drivers. Electronics power & via custom step down & isolation board.

10cm stack of robot pcb with gps antenna

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Possibly the whole corner brace & motor mount could be two pieces of PCB, might try it easyeda.com/editor#id=3e...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Wondering if PCB would be strong enough for motor mounts for extrusion, possibly if doubled up easyeda.com/editor#id=3e...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Those wheels fit in these tyres pretty well with a bit of adhesive to stop slipping www.aliexpress.com/item/4000182... raw.githubusercontent.com/samuk/Sawppy...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

You've got me thinking about a BOM now.. Four eu.odriverobotics.com/shop/botwheels two of @sequoia.farm github.com/sequoia-hope... a couple of Sodium Ion batteries, and a bunch of aluminum framing. openroboticplatform.com mount plates..

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

It was supposed to fit together like this.

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Annoyingly JLC placed a 15v buck where a 12v should have been so will have to wait for that to be sorted

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Found a bit of time to play robots..

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Work in progress: Autonomous Rover for weed detection and removal www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/… wanted to give quick peek at my ongoing project. I am developing an AMR to autonomously navigate my property and to find weeds and

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Anyware Robotics is hiring! www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/… folks, Anyware Robotics is hiring for electrical engineers! We are a start-up company based in the Silicon Valley working on mobile manipulators. Take a look! Our robot can do unloading,

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Who wants to see a Robot Boxing match? www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/… got approval from both companies to do this match. Even have a local boxing ring that is going to let me have it. Plan is to film later this month. Stay tuned! Not

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Recently helped a friend clean out some stuff, and got to acquire some things. Any advice on what to do with these 4? www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/… by /u/CumminsMovers [link] [comments] (Feed generated with FetchRSS)

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Noticing a correlation between search terms for #fascism and #Bluesky trends.google.com/trends/explo...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Hmm OK that's not gonna work.

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Is there a I2C_SDA lurking somewhere? I see SCL here, but no SDA?

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Playing about with @freecad.bsky.social to try and get a URDF working for simuation

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I love it when the Imperial country makes jokes about measurements

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Trying this breakout easyeda.com/editor#id=9b... Will have a USB-C on it to minimise the amount of connecting bits needed to have a functioning ESP cam

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It's #PCBday. The proto hats have arrived, seem good so far

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The 'medium' does require stripping 8 cables to connect to the higher power motor driver. Smaller rosmo is just plug and play.

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Starting to play around with the 'medium' robot now the small one is working rosmo-robot.github.io/medium/ [rosmo-robot.github.io/medium]

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Pulled out the 'medium' rosmo today. Now the small one is functioning maybe time to play with that

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

OK might actually make this one easyeda.com/editor#id=28...

A weird wing like pcb that has a bunch of headers on it. Designed to add sensors to a small robot

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Playing around with yet another daughter board idea. This one may be slightly more sane easyeda.com/editor#id=28... #robotics

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The underside #robotitics people what else should I add to this sensor hat for rosmo-robot.github.io

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Working on a breakout I'm calling 'the kitchen sink' zero restraint. If I think of it, then bolt it on. easyeda.com/editor#id=02... Still not fully routed.

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Alex got a bit of bump & run going on the new #Micropython codebase: github.com/rosmo-robot/... Hoping this compliments the existing @microblocks.bsky.social work There's also #ROS2 for the brave: github.com/rosmo-robot/... #robotics

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

@pimoroni.com do you have the board dimensions for your pico breakout garden hat please? Do you think the overhang would foul this 5pin header? (the one labelled ESP32 cam)

Printed circuit board showing pi pico footprint and a five pin female header above it

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Hey mum, I can see our house from here. #Robotics

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A proto hat? Cape? I did for Rosmo the other day. PCB should arrive in a day or two easyeda.com/editor#id=a2... #robotics

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Further messing about with the daughterboard easyeda.com/editor#id=fc... adding headers for bump sensors. It goes on rosmo-robot.github.io to expand capabilites

Small robot pcb showing many headers for mounting sensors

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Messing about with daughterboards again. easyeda.com/editor#id=fc...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Bit more farting about achieved: easyeda.com/editor#id=a2...

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Thanks. Inspired by our conversation earlier, I started work on a proto PCB that you can add as the top layer (or stack them if you get the right pins)

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Started playing around with a bastardised version of the @pimoroni.com Yukon carrier to take the BLDC driver I did in their Yukon format

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

In 2wd mode the robot can draw

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Wiring does get messier and more fiddly with lidar and bucket. Doable though

10cm Square robot with lidar and lifting bucket attachment

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Sowbot @rosmo.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

It supports 2x servo and a lidar

Small robot showing servo and lidar connections

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