Raspberry Pi

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

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ZeroBug • An inexpensive 3D-printable hexapod that can be programmed or directly controlled. Rob Zwetsloot checks its micro servos

Big Mouth Billy Bass • An attention-seeking interactive fish gets a Pico W update and becomes an online star, discovers Rosie Hattersley

Digital Zoetrope • Brian Corteil has created a fresh spin on an age-old idea and it's made David Crookes dizzy with excitement

Fireballs Aotearoa • A chance to expand meteor monitoring to New Zealand was made far simpler with the aid of Raspberry Pi. Rosie Hattersley reports

LEGO Reaction Wheel Inverted Pendulum • Tackling a classic problem of control system dynamics with LEGO and Raspberry Pi, Phil King takes a balanced view

Boost-Box 0.1 • The antithesis of doom-scrolling, the Boost-Box could be just the thing to cheer you up. Nicola King discovers the joy of just watching happy things!

LED Sphere • Tom Verbeure has brightened up our day with his stunning sphere peppered with LEDs, as David Crookes discovers

Brompton • Demand for Brompton's famous folding bicycles has soared. Raspberry Pi has helped the company meet challenging production targets at its London manufacturing facility. By Rosie Hattersley

LEARN ELECTRONICS WITH PICO W • EXPLORE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND START BUILDING YOUR OWN PROJECTS WITH THE NEW WIRELESS RP2040-BASED MICROCONTROLLER,

ELECTRONIC KITS & PARTS • DISCOVER PICO W ELECTRONICS EASILY WITH THESE STARTER KITS

PICO W RESOURCES • Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

RUN A WEB SERVER ON RASPBERRY PI PICO W • CONNECT PICO W TO A BREADBOARD AND USE A WEB CONNECTION TO TURN A LIGHT ON AND OFF

Exploring electronics with a Pico Breadboard Kit • Raspberry Pi Pico W brings physical computing and the internet together and it's never been easier. Let's learn the basics by making a weather indicator

MagPet – code a Python virtual pet • Virtual pets are back! At least here in the magazine, as Rob Zwetsloot revives a nineties phenomenon on a Raspberry Pi

Part 01 Build a Raspberry Radio • Create your own virtual radio station, with a DJ that reads out the news and weather and announces your songs before they play

IN THE WORKSHOP: Sublimation printing • Transfer prints onto mugs and PCBs

Part 06 Learn ARM assembly: blink Pico's on-board LED using the Programmable I/O • Learn how to use the Programmable I/O (PIO) processors on the Raspberry Pi Pico in their native assembly language to blink the on-board LED

Part 02 Build a robot: add sensors to the chassis • Last month, we started our build of the CamJam Robotics EduKit, Now we have a roving robot, it's time to add some smarts!

SMART AND SPOOKY HALLOWEEN PARTY! • Use Raspberry Pi and Pico to power up your petrifying party this Halloween with Ghost Host Rob Zwetsloot

HOUSE OF HORRORS • Gruesome garlands to meet your ghastly guests

DECOR OF THE DAMNED • Interactive interiors that are sure to intimidate invited fiends

DELIGHTFULLY DEVILISH DRINKS • These beastly beverages are sure to go down a (trick or) treat

COSTUMES ARE CREEPY • Dress to depress with these despicable duds

FIENDISH FINGER FEAST • A brutal buffet featuring both sweet and (un-) savoury delights

EPD Pico Kit • A cost-effective and easy way to get into using e-ink displays. By Rob Zwetsloot

Autonomous Robotics Platform for Raspberry Pi Pico • This fun robotics board uses Pico to great effect. Lucy Hattersley takes it for a spin

Arducam 64MP Autofocus Camera Module • Zoom in to the fine detail with...