Building a Robot in Three Days: A Report from the UK RAS STEPS MicroMaze Hackathon

Last month, the author took part in the UK RAS STEPS MicroMaze Robot Hackathon (August 25-27) at the Institute for Safe Autonomy at the University of York. Together with teammates, the author used a laser-cut chassis, sensors, motors, a Raspberry Pi Pico W, and MicroPython to build a small robot capable of autonomously navigating a maze within three days. Beyond the technical work, the author made new friends and thanked the organizers for creating opportunities for research technical staff.