John Chinner
@johnchinner.bsky.social
Head of Outreach - Airbus Defence & Space UK. STEM Ambassador, Space Geek, Robot maker.
Opinions & hair = my own.
Opinions & hair = my own.
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John Chinner
@johnchinner.bsky.social
· Feb 18
Yuri 3 rover | The MagPi #82 - Raspberry Pi
Airbus engineer John Chinner designed and lovingly crafted Yuri 3, a Pi-powered mini Mars rover that he brings to STEM outreach events in schools around the UK.
www.raspberrypi.com
Hey new BlueSky friends, if you want to find out more about me and my robotic buddy @yuri3rover.bsky.social, you can read the article here👇
#Robots #Space #RaspberryPi
www.raspberrypi.com/news/yuri-3-...
#Robots #Space #RaspberryPi
www.raspberrypi.com/news/yuri-3-...
Fair to say I'm looking forward to Project Hail Mary coming out next year.
Interesting to see something that looks like an Ariane in the trailer.
youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?...
Interesting to see something that looks like an Ariane in the trailer.
youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?...
July 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fair to say I'm looking forward to Project Hail Mary coming out next year.
Interesting to see something that looks like an Ariane in the trailer.
youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?...
Interesting to see something that looks like an Ariane in the trailer.
youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?...
I needed a new suit for work.
This'll do nicely. 😁
This'll do nicely. 😁
June 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I needed a new suit for work.
This'll do nicely. 😁
This'll do nicely. 😁
New James Bond spotted paddleboarding off south Devon.
Nah, it's me init. 🤗
Nah, it's me init. 🤗
May 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New James Bond spotted paddleboarding off south Devon.
Nah, it's me init. 🤗
Nah, it's me init. 🤗
This skeet is sent from a cable car over the Thames.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This skeet is sent from a cable car over the Thames.
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When I was a kid I loved building Lego. I was quite good at creating my own stuff too.
But I'm crap at it now. There are just so many different pieces that do the one job they need to do.
The creativity is all different.
I liked having to be imaginative with the few bits I had.
But I'm crap at it now. There are just so many different pieces that do the one job they need to do.
The creativity is all different.
I liked having to be imaginative with the few bits I had.
May 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When I was a kid I loved building Lego. I was quite good at creating my own stuff too.
But I'm crap at it now. There are just so many different pieces that do the one job they need to do.
The creativity is all different.
I liked having to be imaginative with the few bits I had.
But I'm crap at it now. There are just so many different pieces that do the one job they need to do.
The creativity is all different.
I liked having to be imaginative with the few bits I had.
I wonder why teachers are so frightened to engage with Raspberry Pi.
I've just done an update and bricked my Pi5. 🤔
I've just done an update and bricked my Pi5. 🤔
May 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I wonder why teachers are so frightened to engage with Raspberry Pi.
I've just done an update and bricked my Pi5. 🤔
I've just done an update and bricked my Pi5. 🤔
Sending this skeet from onboard a hovercraft.😁
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sending this skeet from onboard a hovercraft.😁
Took Aragorn for a spin at #PortsmouthComicCon2025
May 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Took Aragorn for a spin at #PortsmouthComicCon2025
Who knew Minas Tirith had a park and ride?
#AragornOnaBus
#AragornOnaBus
May 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Who knew Minas Tirith had a park and ride?
#AragornOnaBus
#AragornOnaBus
As an Apollo nerd it's quite exciting to be spending the day with these people. 😁
April 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
As an Apollo nerd it's quite exciting to be spending the day with these people. 😁
April 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Laugh it up fuzzball. 😁
April 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Laugh it up fuzzball. 😁
Whizzing through the countryside on a train, heading south from London on a sunny spring evening really is a super advert for Great Britain.
☀️🐄🐏🌲🌳🌳🏡🦋
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
☀️🐄🐏🌲🌳🌳🏡🦋
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
April 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whizzing through the countryside on a train, heading south from London on a sunny spring evening really is a super advert for Great Britain.
☀️🐄🐏🌲🌳🌳🏡🦋
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
☀️🐄🐏🌲🌳🌳🏡🦋
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
I seem to come up with my best ideas when I'm walking the dog.
The problem is that I need to finish the ideas I've already had before I start something new.
The problem is that I need to finish the ideas I've already had before I start something new.
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I seem to come up with my best ideas when I'm walking the dog.
The problem is that I need to finish the ideas I've already had before I start something new.
The problem is that I need to finish the ideas I've already had before I start something new.
March 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This is great. Even more of the ExoMars mission architecture to be built in the UK. 👍
spacenews.com/airbus-wins-...
spacenews.com/airbus-wins-...
Airbus wins contract for ExoMars lander platform
Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform for ESA’s ExoMars rover, replacing a critical component originally to be provided by Russia.
spacenews.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This is great. Even more of the ExoMars mission architecture to be built in the UK. 👍
spacenews.com/airbus-wins-...
spacenews.com/airbus-wins-...
Been experimenting with adding "emotions" to a robot.
It's amazing how few pixels you need before the anthropomorphism kicks in.
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It's amazing how few pixels you need before the anthropomorphism kicks in.
😊
March 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Been experimenting with adding "emotions" to a robot.
It's amazing how few pixels you need before the anthropomorphism kicks in.
😊
It's amazing how few pixels you need before the anthropomorphism kicks in.
😊
March 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
10 years since we sent Astro Pi to the space station it's still going strong.
Today I completed another CPD session with primary teachers, who will be sending code to space with their classes in no time!
Today I completed another CPD session with primary teachers, who will be sending code to space with their classes in no time!
March 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
10 years since we sent Astro Pi to the space station it's still going strong.
Today I completed another CPD session with primary teachers, who will be sending code to space with their classes in no time!
Today I completed another CPD session with primary teachers, who will be sending code to space with their classes in no time!
So. Electric State.
Everywhere I look I see negative reviews.
Is it in my top 10, probably not.
Is it terrible. No way.
Give it a go.
Everywhere I look I see negative reviews.
Is it in my top 10, probably not.
Is it terrible. No way.
Give it a go.
March 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So. Electric State.
Everywhere I look I see negative reviews.
Is it in my top 10, probably not.
Is it terrible. No way.
Give it a go.
Everywhere I look I see negative reviews.
Is it in my top 10, probably not.
Is it terrible. No way.
Give it a go.
So is this a Starship landing or orbital insertion?
What's the plan for planetary protection from all those microbes and bacteria from Texas?
(And unmanned again BBC, really?)🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's the plan for planetary protection from all those microbes and bacteria from Texas?
(And unmanned again BBC, really?)🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk says first SpaceX mission to Mars will launch next year - BBC News
The billionaire says an unmanned mission by his SpaceX "Starship" vehicle will be followed by human landings as early as 2029.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
So is this a Starship landing or orbital insertion?
What's the plan for planetary protection from all those microbes and bacteria from Texas?
(And unmanned again BBC, really?)🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's the plan for planetary protection from all those microbes and bacteria from Texas?
(And unmanned again BBC, really?)🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...