Learn to build robots

Bring them to life with code,

And have a whole load of fun along the way

Hi! Iā€™m Kev - welcome to kevsrobots! Here, youā€™ll find a wealth of information and resources on robots.

Youā€™ll find in-depth how-it-works articles and a build blog that showcases my latest creations. So, lets dive straight in!

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How Serial Servos Work (and Why Theyā€™re Awesome for Robotics)

An in-depth look at serial servos and their advantages in robotics applications.

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10 Pro Tips That Keep My Raspberry Pi Running Like New (Years Later)

31 Aug 25

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Why I'm Ditching Notion for Obsidian Bases

24 Aug 25

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Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 - 5 inch version - unboxing and review

18 Aug 25

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We Let Copilot Write the Flight Codeā€¦ What Could Go Wrong?

17 Aug 25

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Blog

Deep Dive into some projects and topics

As well as the project write-ups, I also write blog articles that cover robotics topics in greater detail. Dive in now to learn more about robotics.

An in-depth look at serial servos and their advantages in robotics applications.

 20 Sep 25

Tips and tricks to maintain your Raspberry Pi for optimal performance and longevity.

 30 Aug 25

Step-by-step guide to installing the Pi-Apps on your Raspberry Pi for easy access to apps and software.

 24 Aug 25
Clusters
How it works - Clusters

Understand the fundamentals of clusters and their role in high-availability systems
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
How do IMUs with Magnetic Compass work?

Learn about Inertial Measurement Units with Magnetic Compass Integration
Large Language Models
How it works - LLMs

Learn about Large Language Models work

How it works

Learn how common things work

Articles that explain how common robotics components and algorithms work.

Pico Plotter

Pico Plotter

A simple drawing robot using a Raspberry Pi Pico

 22 Jun 25
Bottango and Isaaca

Bottango and Isaaca

Build a DIY Animatronic

  4 May 25
LidarBot

LidarBot

Build a LidarBot with a Raspberry Pi Pico W

 26 Apr 25

Robots

Learn more about my builds

I love building robots, and if you're here you probably do too! I've written up each robot build with a bill of materials and a step-by-step guide to building your own. I've also included the downloadable 3D printable STL files as well as the code to bring it to life.

Projects

Learn about non-robotic projects

These projects include a full write-up, bill of materials, downloadable STL files as well as MicroPython code.

PiKon II
PiKon II

Build your own Raspberry Pi Camera with the PiKon II

 27 Jul 25
Pico Plotter
Pico Plotter

Build a 3d printable, Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython powered plotter

 26 Jun 25
Tiny FX
Tiny FX

Bring your LEGO kits to life with Tiny FX

 13 Jun 25
DuckDB - Fast, free analytics

DuckDB - Fast, free analytics

Learn

Learn how to use DuckDB, the fast, free, and embeddable database designed for analytics.

 1h 36m

  4 Sep 25
Obsidian

Obsidian

Learn

Learn how to use Obsidian for note-taking and knowledge management.

 1h 0m

 24 Aug 25
Getting Started with C on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Getting Started with C on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Learn

Learn how to program the Raspberry Pi Pico using the C programming language. This beginner-friendly course covers the fundamentals of C, how to set up your development environment, and how to write simple programs that run on real hardware. By the end of the course, you'll have a solid grasp of programming basics and will create your first hardware project; a blinking LED.

 0h 50m

 16 Jun 25

Courses

Learn something new. Today

These courses are free and require no sign-up, just start learning today.

Waveshare CM5-PoE-Base-A

Waveshare CM5-PoE-Base-A

Overall, if you're looking for an affordable development board to the Raspberry Pi 5 Compute Module then is a solid choice.

  6 Apr 25
Waveshare CM5-Nano-B

Waveshare CM5-Nano-B

Overall, if you're looking for a low cost, compact yet fully featured Compute Module then is a solid choice.

  6 Apr 25
Waveshare CM5-Nano-A

Waveshare CM5-Nano-A

Overall, if you're looking for a low cost, no-frills Compute Module then is a solid choice.

  6 Apr 25

Reviews

Detailed reviews of products

When I get sent products from companies, or when I purchase them myself, I like to give them an honest review. There is a scoring system that is applied objectively to all products reviewed.