Blog - weekly updates on things seen or heard

Canary, V&A + Neo

Canary, V&A + Neo

Apr 19, 2026

Canary in front of the orbit. With support from Freya (doing some work experience in the lab) finally built the...
making events
Bantam Plots

Bantam Plots

Apr 11, 2026

Some time off over Easter meant I was able to spend some time getting started with the Bantam NextDraw 8511....
making
Lego AC Cobra

Lego AC Cobra

Apr 5, 2026

A couple of making projects this week. A switch for my desk that turns on the lights outside in the...
making
S5 T2 completes

S5 T2 completes

Mar 28, 2026

Season 5 term 2 comes to an end. The annual tick tock of teaching seems to go so quickly. Our...
teaching
Cipherling + Hildebrand

Cipherling + Hildebrand

Mar 21, 2026

A kickstarter delivery this week - the Cipherling by Mother Ultimate (campaign). A lovely little small batch machine (part of...
making teaching
Automating Birdboxes + Arup Foresight

Automating Birdboxes + Arup Foresight

Mar 15, 2026

Having a bit of fun automating some of the analysis of bird box photos. Looks like we have a visitor...
making teaching
Water Scout + CPC

Water Scout + CPC

Mar 6, 2026

As we head towards end of term we have a few guest lectures coming in and a visit to the...
making research
Green Wall

Green Wall

Feb 28, 2026

Spent time on installing UHI sensors on the UCL200 Greenwall and teaching Sustainability / SDG’s this week. Great to see...
making
Sonder Camino

Sonder Camino

Feb 22, 2026

New bike week. Finally took a ride out on the new Sonder Camino Ti GRX in Guisborough Woods. This weeks...
stuff
Solar Edge AI

Solar Edge AI

Feb 15, 2026

Spent a fair bit of time exploring solar battery setups for running EdgeAI applications this week. Turns out the requirements...
making