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Kitronik are proud to announce the release of our very first in-house Raspberry Pi HAT, the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi. With it, you can monitor, log, and react to the gathered sensory data. It is fully compliant with the HAT specification, just slot it onto the pins of the Raspberry Pi and go!

In this blog we will explore making and testing an outdoor enclosure for the Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi. The library and example code for the Air Quality Control HAT can be found on our GitHub repo. Find out more!

With the launch of micro:bit next gen, we thought it would be useful to highlight how accessible learning is for the younger students right now. It might surprise you to learn that there is already a wealth of micro:bit accessories and free learning resources suitable for the younger students. Find out more...

In this first blog of a series we are going to cover how we can create a drawing robot arm out of cardboard using three servos, a Raspberry Pi Pico and the Kitronik Simply Servos for Pico board. Then we’ll move onto how to use the DrawingRobot Python library we created for the Pico. Find out more...

In this blog we are going to cover how to improve on our Cardboard Pico Drawing Robot Arm. This will be done in three stages. In the first section we will upgrade the servos we use to construct the robot arm, as well as make our arm sturdier using pencils. In the second section we will learn how to draw images.

The biggest challenge behind making the Cardboard and Advanced drawing robot arms was figuring out how to move the arm to a specific position. This is needed so that we can use the line coordinates from our vectorised images to move the robot arm and draw the image. Find out more...

We've now completed work on our Spring Materials Update Flyer 2023 and it's ready for download. It is designed to go along side our most recent full 2022-2023 catalogue, it contains everything that has been added or changed since the catalogue was released. Download a copy!

The Clippable detector board gives the ability to add sensory inputs to the BBC micro:bit. Within this blog, the Clippable Detector board will be used with the simple robotics kit to make it more versatile. Using phototransistor detectors it is possible to detect a line, light and objects. Find out more...

We're back with another tech talk. Join Emma & Kevin as they explore the basics of using the New micro:bit Python Editor. They'll explore the interface and get hands on with some code examples. If you want to get into Python with micro:bit but are unsure of where to start, this is the tech talk for you. Learn more...

Kitronik and Smoke & Mirrors are back with another materials themed tech talk. Join Emma and Dominic as they explore living hinges. They'll discuss what they are, how to make them, and the materials that they recommend to use them with. Tune in to YouTube on Thurs 2nd of March at 10:30AM GMT to watch it live.

This February 14th, light up your loved one’s life a little with a fun floral lantern make! Follow along with Emma's instructions and make your own. As always, we provide the design as a free download. Learn how...

One of our newest products is the Kitronik USB Rechargeable Torch Kit: a through-hole soldering kit designed to charge fast and provide a fun design challenge. We have made this simple enclosure for you to use as a jumping-off point for your own design or perhaps just for some inspiration! Learn how...

We've now completed work on our spring Design & Technology update flyer 2023 and it's ready for download. It's designed to go alongside our most recent full 2022-2023 catalogue, it contains everything that has happened in our materials/coding/kits categories since the catalogue was released. Download your copy...