Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker
@kevsmac.bsky.social
I make robots, bring them to life with code, and have a whole load of fun along the way. I also make videos about robots on YouTube
Happy pancake day! 🥞 What do you have on yours? I’m lemon and sugar
February 17, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Happy pancake day! 🥞 What do you have on yours? I’m lemon and sugar
Is OpenClaw safe to run on Raspberry Pi? What about the costs of running it 24/7? Lets explore this in my new video, dropping at 7pm GMT today.
youtu.be/7JtSxb7wB8c
#RaspberryPi #OpenClaw
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#RaspberryPi #OpenClaw
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February 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Is OpenClaw safe to run on Raspberry Pi? What about the costs of running it 24/7? Lets explore this in my new video, dropping at 7pm GMT today.
youtu.be/7JtSxb7wB8c
#RaspberryPi #OpenClaw
youtu.be/7JtSxb7wB8c
#RaspberryPi #OpenClaw
New MacBook Pro day today. The dichotomy of migrate or start from scratch (but then install everything as it was anyway).
Hopefully the new MacBook Pro M4 Pro will be a bit quicker at rendering video than my old M1 has been
Hopefully the new MacBook Pro M4 Pro will be a bit quicker at rendering video than my old M1 has been
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
New MacBook Pro day today. The dichotomy of migrate or start from scratch (but then install everything as it was anyway).
Hopefully the new MacBook Pro M4 Pro will be a bit quicker at rendering video than my old M1 has been
Hopefully the new MacBook Pro M4 Pro will be a bit quicker at rendering video than my old M1 has been
Working on a new video... It's been "an experience" so far!
First generation on my Mac Mini M2, I gave it access to my family iMessage account and I had to shut it down after 24 hours!
Second generation is running on a Raspberry Pi and actually doing useful stuff. Coming soon
First generation on my Mac Mini M2, I gave it access to my family iMessage account and I had to shut it down after 24 hours!
Second generation is running on a Raspberry Pi and actually doing useful stuff. Coming soon
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Working on a new video... It's been "an experience" so far!
First generation on my Mac Mini M2, I gave it access to my family iMessage account and I had to shut it down after 24 hours!
Second generation is running on a Raspberry Pi and actually doing useful stuff. Coming soon
First generation on my Mac Mini M2, I gave it access to my family iMessage account and I had to shut it down after 24 hours!
Second generation is running on a Raspberry Pi and actually doing useful stuff. Coming soon
Going live in 25 minutes, Still time to get drinks, snacks and reticulate your splines.
Lots of cool stuff to talk about!
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
Lots of cool stuff to talk about!
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
Robotlab Hangout Live - February 2026
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Going live in 25 minutes, Still time to get drinks, snacks and reticulate your splines.
Lots of cool stuff to talk about!
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
Lots of cool stuff to talk about!
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
Join me at 7pm GMT tonight for a hangout in the robotlab. Lots to talk about including, AI on Raspberry Pi, @Arduino Uno Q 4Gb and Nano R4, OpenClaw on Pi, LLM Accelerators from @M5Stack and @Raspberry_Pi.
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
Robotlab Hangout Live - February 2026
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Join me at 7pm GMT tonight for a hangout in the robotlab. Lots to talk about including, AI on Raspberry Pi, @Arduino Uno Q 4Gb and Nano R4, OpenClaw on Pi, LLM Accelerators from @M5Stack and @Raspberry_Pi.
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
youtube.com/live/4KjpH_2...
New video about to drop in 40 minutes, and a new series aimed at people wanting to move on from blinking LEDs on Microcontrollers using #Micropython.
kevsrobots.com has also had a few UX improvements too!
youtu.be/lthSloWM3Fk
kevsrobots.com has also had a few UX improvements too!
youtu.be/lthSloWM3Fk
Welcome to Kev's Robots
A site dedicated to hobbyist robotics interested in Raspberry Pi, MicroPython, CircuitPython, Python, MicroBit, C++, Arduino, 3D Printing and electronics.
kevsrobots.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New video about to drop in 40 minutes, and a new series aimed at people wanting to move on from blinking LEDs on Microcontrollers using #Micropython.
kevsrobots.com has also had a few UX improvements too!
youtu.be/lthSloWM3Fk
kevsrobots.com has also had a few UX improvements too!
youtu.be/lthSloWM3Fk
Excited for Bett tomorrow. Been nearly 20 years since I’ve been!
I’ll be on the @arduino stand nerding out about all things Arduino UNO Q
I’ll be on the @arduino stand nerding out about all things Arduino UNO Q
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Excited for Bett tomorrow. Been nearly 20 years since I’ve been!
I’ll be on the @arduino stand nerding out about all things Arduino UNO Q
I’ll be on the @arduino stand nerding out about all things Arduino UNO Q
Currently setting up Frigate and Home Assistant in my Raspberry Pi homelab. The AI HAT+ (original) for inference and detection. So far, so good
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Currently setting up Frigate and Home Assistant in my Raspberry Pi homelab. The AI HAT+ (original) for inference and detection. So far, so good
Raspberry Pi has just launched the new AI HAT+2, which runs LLMs locally in the HAT's dedicated 8 GB of RAM. It’s fast too - 40TOPS, in just 2w of extra power. Cheaper than a month and a half of Claude AI Max.
Watch this video for more and a hands-on demo:
youtu.be/lT1NJfkuiU8
Watch this video for more and a hands-on demo:
youtu.be/lT1NJfkuiU8
Raspberry Pi AI HAT 2 - Faster AI than Apple's M4?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
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January 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Raspberry Pi has just launched the new AI HAT+2, which runs LLMs locally in the HAT's dedicated 8 GB of RAM. It’s fast too - 40TOPS, in just 2w of extra power. Cheaper than a month and a half of Claude AI Max.
Watch this video for more and a hands-on demo:
youtu.be/lT1NJfkuiU8
Watch this video for more and a hands-on demo:
youtu.be/lT1NJfkuiU8
My new video is going live shortly - come and join me in the chat. Still plenty of time to grab drinks, snacks and find that thing you put down but can't find now (have you checked the last place you had it?).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bF...
#makersgonnamake
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#makersgonnamake
SunFounder Fusion HAT+ - What Can't This Thing Do?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
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January 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
My new video is going live shortly - come and join me in the chat. Still plenty of time to grab drinks, snacks and find that thing you put down but can't find now (have you checked the last place you had it?).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bF...
#makersgonnamake
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bF...
#makersgonnamake
Whoop - its time for a channel update, but should I stick, twist or fold?
Still time to get drinks, snacks and start a cult you talked about in your new years resolution.
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
Still time to get drinks, snacks and start a cult you talked about in your new years resolution.
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
Stick, Twist or fold - 2026 Channel Update
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Whoop - its time for a channel update, but should I stick, twist or fold?
Still time to get drinks, snacks and start a cult you talked about in your new years resolution.
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
Still time to get drinks, snacks and start a cult you talked about in your new years resolution.
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
Join me at 7pm GMT to discuss the future of my channel - should I stick, twist or fold?
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
Stick, Twist or fold - 2026 Channel Update
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Join me at 7pm GMT to discuss the future of my channel - should I stick, twist or fold?
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
youtube.com/live/iabj9Tx...
2025, a year in numbers:
51 Videos published
44 Blog Posts written
13 Projects created
11 Courses launched
9 Robots built
44,675 Subscribers
www.kevsrobots.com/year_in_revi...
Feeling accomplished and ready for 2026!
51 Videos published
44 Blog Posts written
13 Projects created
11 Courses launched
9 Robots built
44,675 Subscribers
www.kevsrobots.com/year_in_revi...
Feeling accomplished and ready for 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
2025, a year in numbers:
51 Videos published
44 Blog Posts written
13 Projects created
11 Courses launched
9 Robots built
44,675 Subscribers
www.kevsrobots.com/year_in_revi...
Feeling accomplished and ready for 2026!
51 Videos published
44 Blog Posts written
13 Projects created
11 Courses launched
9 Robots built
44,675 Subscribers
www.kevsrobots.com/year_in_revi...
Feeling accomplished and ready for 2026!
Thank you PCBWay @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for the Christmas gift box! We love the bone china cups especially!
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you PCBWay @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for the Christmas gift box! We love the bone china cups especially!
Got a new Raspberry Pi for Christmas - want to know what to do with it? I've got you covered:
www.kevsrobots.com/ideas/raspbe...
#raspberrypi
www.kevsrobots.com/ideas/raspbe...
#raspberrypi
Raspberry Pi
Unleash the power of the Pi with these fun projects
www.kevsrobots.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Got a new Raspberry Pi for Christmas - want to know what to do with it? I've got you covered:
www.kevsrobots.com/ideas/raspbe...
#raspberrypi
www.kevsrobots.com/ideas/raspbe...
#raspberrypi
Join me in 20 minutes as we take a look at the @SunFounder2 Pironman 5 Max Case for the Raspberry Pi 5 and answer the question is it worth the upgrade?
youtube.com/live/Ppsly_P...
#raspberrypi
youtube.com/live/Ppsly_P...
#raspberrypi
Sunfounder Pironman 5 Max - Worth the upgrade?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
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December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Join me in 20 minutes as we take a look at the @SunFounder2 Pironman 5 Max Case for the Raspberry Pi 5 and answer the question is it worth the upgrade?
youtube.com/live/Ppsly_P...
#raspberrypi
youtube.com/live/Ppsly_P...
#raspberrypi
Whoop - our 2025 Christmas Secret Santa videos have landed:
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Hope you enjoy watching these!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy watching these!
Secret Santa 2025 - YouTube
Join me as I build a Weather Station for Jon Durrant @DrJonEA for the 2025 Secret Santa. I really enjoyed this build, and I can't believe what John Bunce @st...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Whoop - our 2025 Christmas Secret Santa videos have landed:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy watching these!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy watching these!
Reposted by Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker
#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) from kevsrobots about building and programming #robots as a hobby.
Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!
#Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding
Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!
#Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) from kevsrobots about building and programming #robots as a hobby.
Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!
#Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding
Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!
#Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding
Hey! I'll be going live in 20 minutes over on YouTube; tonights show is all about FreeCAD! Lets build a robot chassis; this is going to be fun 🤪
You've still got time to get drinks and snacks, and vibe-code that Million dollar idea.
youtube.com/live/S7EoZHd...
You've still got time to get drinks and snacks, and vibe-code that Million dollar idea.
youtube.com/live/S7EoZHd...
Learn FreeCAD - lets build a robot chassis
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hey! I'll be going live in 20 minutes over on YouTube; tonights show is all about FreeCAD! Lets build a robot chassis; this is going to be fun 🤪
You've still got time to get drinks and snacks, and vibe-code that Million dollar idea.
youtube.com/live/S7EoZHd...
You've still got time to get drinks and snacks, and vibe-code that Million dollar idea.
youtube.com/live/S7EoZHd...
Going live in 15 minutes - still time to get drinks, snacks and cancel that expensive subscription you've been putting off.
Tonight we'll be time travelling back to the Christmas of 1982 and playing with a real Z80 kit by
@ZxSpectROM
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
Tonight we'll be time travelling back to the Christmas of 1982 and playing with a real Z80 kit by
@ZxSpectROM
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
This RC2014 retro computer is like Christmas 1982 all over again
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Going live in 15 minutes - still time to get drinks, snacks and cancel that expensive subscription you've been putting off.
Tonight we'll be time travelling back to the Christmas of 1982 and playing with a real Z80 kit by
@ZxSpectROM
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
Tonight we'll be time travelling back to the Christmas of 1982 and playing with a real Z80 kit by
@ZxSpectROM
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
This Retro RC2014 computer is like Christmas 1982 again. Let's unwrap this together on Sunday at 7pm GMT.
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
This RC2014 retro computer is like Christmas 1982 all over again
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This Retro RC2014 computer is like Christmas 1982 again. Let's unwrap this together on Sunday at 7pm GMT.
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
youtube.com/live/JXCvsyO...
Whoop - cheeky midweek video released yesterday -
Give this a watch (it's only short!), I've used my new teleprompter and storyboarding to script software I'm working on to create this.
youtu.be/1i7CJ0r7RGg
Give this a watch (it's only short!), I've used my new teleprompter and storyboarding to script software I'm working on to create this.
youtu.be/1i7CJ0r7RGg
UGREEN NAS DH2300 - the BEST value 2 Bay NAS?
YouTube video by Kevin McAleer
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December 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Whoop - cheeky midweek video released yesterday -
Give this a watch (it's only short!), I've used my new teleprompter and storyboarding to script software I'm working on to create this.
youtu.be/1i7CJ0r7RGg
Give this a watch (it's only short!), I've used my new teleprompter and storyboarding to script software I'm working on to create this.
youtu.be/1i7CJ0r7RGg
Just finished soldering this cute little computer - the RC2014 Mini II by @ZxSpectROM such fun to put together.
Time to write some code for it!
Time to write some code for it!
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just finished soldering this cute little computer - the RC2014 Mini II by @ZxSpectROM such fun to put together.
Time to write some code for it!
Time to write some code for it!