Keegan Neave
@neaveeng.bsky.social
I make robots and other random things
There is a 100% guarantee that someone from @emfcamp.bsky.social would survive the apocalypse, and maintain uptime too, so I've added a tribute to my camp in #fallout76
May 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There is a 100% guarantee that someone from @emfcamp.bsky.social would survive the apocalypse, and maintain uptime too, so I've added a tribute to my camp in #fallout76
Last but not least, my Steinberger Spirit, a six string electric with a mottled blue paint job. It's a similar model Rufus gifts Bill and Ted at the end of the first film, these guitars are wonderfully scifi to me! Awaiting a GK2 upgrade so it'll be a synth too and sound like the future as well!
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Last but not least, my Steinberger Spirit, a six string electric with a mottled blue paint job. It's a similar model Rufus gifts Bill and Ted at the end of the first film, these guitars are wonderfully scifi to me! Awaiting a GK2 upgrade so it'll be a synth too and sound like the future as well!
The bass is an Ibanaz Mikro, it's a short scale four string and goes by the name Amber. I bought it expecting it to look as you see it now, the paint on the body was thick enough you couldn't see the grain though so I immediately took it to Reading Hackspace and stripped it back.
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The bass is an Ibanaz Mikro, it's a short scale four string and goes by the name Amber. I bought it expecting it to look as you see it now, the paint on the body was thick enough you couldn't see the grain though so I immediately took it to Reading Hackspace and stripped it back.
For those curious, this is my heavily modified mid-90s Yamaha Pacifica, named Prescilla after a friend misread it's name!
It has been upgraded with a Seymore Duncan 59 Hybrid humbucker and pair of Vintage Hot Stack Plus singles. This is wired through a 10-way switch to give lots of combinations
It has been upgraded with a Seymore Duncan 59 Hybrid humbucker and pair of Vintage Hot Stack Plus singles. This is wired through a 10-way switch to give lots of combinations
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For those curious, this is my heavily modified mid-90s Yamaha Pacifica, named Prescilla after a friend misread it's name!
It has been upgraded with a Seymore Duncan 59 Hybrid humbucker and pair of Vintage Hot Stack Plus singles. This is wired through a 10-way switch to give lots of combinations
It has been upgraded with a Seymore Duncan 59 Hybrid humbucker and pair of Vintage Hot Stack Plus singles. This is wired through a 10-way switch to give lots of combinations
Two on my three guitars are on the wall, the third requires a magic trick... First prototype works with caveats, already have a bunch of improvements in mind that'll do the trick.
May 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Two on my three guitars are on the wall, the third requires a magic trick... First prototype works with caveats, already have a bunch of improvements in mind that'll do the trick.
Tx and Rx connectors, photos of all the knobs and dials. I suspect it's ultrasonic but for scanning metal joints or similar?
February 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Tx and Rx connectors, photos of all the knobs and dials. I suspect it's ultrasonic but for scanning metal joints or similar?
Saved from the "to be scrapped" pile at Reading Hackspace years ago, no idea what it does but looked too cool to not save. Apparently an Ultrasonoscope mk12, I can't find details online. Worst case it'll be the perfect enclosure for a mad project at some point. If anyone has info, please share!
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Saved from the "to be scrapped" pile at Reading Hackspace years ago, no idea what it does but looked too cool to not save. Apparently an Ultrasonoscope mk12, I can't find details online. Worst case it'll be the perfect enclosure for a mad project at some point. If anyone has info, please share!
An apt way to get this notification too! 🤣
February 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
An apt way to get this notification too! 🤣
Welcome back online old friend, and thank you @ericmigi.com for not giving up!
40% battery though, I may have to recharge some time in the next week...
40% battery though, I may have to recharge some time in the next week...
February 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Welcome back online old friend, and thank you @ericmigi.com for not giving up!
40% battery though, I may have to recharge some time in the next week...
40% battery though, I may have to recharge some time in the next week...
They nailed it with the Lack, hopefully there will be a 10" option in their catalogue somewhere
January 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They nailed it with the Lack, hopefully there will be a 10" option in their catalogue somewhere
More work on The Luggage, turns out a 22L Really Useful Box fits perfectly in the electronics bay...
November 2, 2024 at 1:20 AM
More work on The Luggage, turns out a 22L Really Useful Box fits perfectly in the electronics bay...
Hello Bluesky, it's been a while though I've not been idle. Close to getting The Luggage v2 running, this time with suspension! Also working on a "virtual lidar" that combines a number of sensors with blindspots in to a datastream that's continous. If you like big bots, stay tuned!
October 19, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Hello Bluesky, it's been a while though I've not been idle. Close to getting The Luggage v2 running, this time with suspension! Also working on a "virtual lidar" that combines a number of sensors with blindspots in to a datastream that's continous. If you like big bots, stay tuned!
My grandma was blind and taught me the basics of reading and typing in Braille when I was a kid, those typewriters have a 9 key keyboard and reminded me of this. I can't remember it now but I'm certain I'm a better touch typer because of it
March 4, 2024 at 9:48 AM
My grandma was blind and taught me the basics of reading and typing in Braille when I was a kid, those typewriters have a 9 key keyboard and reminded me of this. I can't remember it now but I'm certain I'm a better touch typer because of it
Last night the episode of #TouringToolshed featuring me and #nefive aired on BBC Two! It's available on iPlayer if you wanted to give it a watch :)
January 30, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Last night the episode of #TouringToolshed featuring me and #nefive aired on BBC Two! It's available on iPlayer if you wanted to give it a watch :)
Spannerbot, helped retrieve a lost spanner 😅
January 15, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Spannerbot, helped retrieve a lost spanner 😅
Fast forward to today, we have success! I'll put together a video and share the link here to go in to details of the whole debacle but for now, I can rest 😅
January 4, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Fast forward to today, we have success! I'll put together a video and share the link here to go in to details of the whole debacle but for now, I can rest 😅
I had a problem with the boom arm, the problem was me... I designed the boom arm to attached directly to the servo, leather than to a servo horn. When the robot tried to do a pushup it scrubbed the splines and failed... Easy fix, and I'll never do that again. Right? Yeah, probably not...
January 4, 2024 at 1:21 PM
I had a problem with the boom arm, the problem was me... I designed the boom arm to attached directly to the servo, leather than to a servo horn. When the robot tried to do a pushup it scrubbed the splines and failed... Easy fix, and I'll never do that again. Right? Yeah, probably not...
Tomorrow, we roll out.
January 1, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Tomorrow, we roll out.
TARGET ACQUIRED! 🤣
December 28, 2023 at 3:11 PM
TARGET ACQUIRED! 🤣
Just finished a celebratory cuppa, I finally found a missing 13mm spanner that I lost just before EMF 2022! Dropped through a gap in my workshop floor, I had to build a robot to go on recon! 🤣
"Had to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here...
"Had to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here...
December 28, 2023 at 3:10 PM
Just finished a celebratory cuppa, I finally found a missing 13mm spanner that I lost just before EMF 2022! Dropped through a gap in my workshop floor, I had to build a robot to go on recon! 🤣
"Had to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here...
"Had to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here...
I've upgraded the tyres to a set used on #nefive at PiWars 2022, definitely improved clearance and grip on the rubble. Also replaced the IR camera with colour and a lamp. The IR was great for visibility but showed everything red for obvious reasons. More improvements already in progress, stay tuned!
December 21, 2023 at 12:44 AM
I've upgraded the tyres to a set used on #nefive at PiWars 2022, definitely improved clearance and grip on the rubble. Also replaced the IR camera with colour and a lamp. The IR was great for visibility but showed everything red for obvious reasons. More improvements already in progress, stay tuned!
Hey bluesky, you didn't exist when I started this project so let's bring you up to speed...
Mid 2023 I dropped a spanner that fell through a gap under my workshop floor. Last Christmas I decided to build a reccye robot, because I'm me and there's no cure...
It runs on a @raspberrypi.bsky.social
Mid 2023 I dropped a spanner that fell through a gap under my workshop floor. Last Christmas I decided to build a reccye robot, because I'm me and there's no cure...
It runs on a @raspberrypi.bsky.social
December 19, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Hey bluesky, you didn't exist when I started this project so let's bring you up to speed...
Mid 2023 I dropped a spanner that fell through a gap under my workshop floor. Last Christmas I decided to build a reccye robot, because I'm me and there's no cure...
It runs on a @raspberrypi.bsky.social
Mid 2023 I dropped a spanner that fell through a gap under my workshop floor. Last Christmas I decided to build a reccye robot, because I'm me and there's no cure...
It runs on a @raspberrypi.bsky.social
Hello bluesky! I build robots and like cats so this seems to be an excellent choice for my first post...
Robot is NE-FIVE, the cat is one of our rescue cats, Lottie!
Robot is NE-FIVE, the cat is one of our rescue cats, Lottie!
October 21, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Hello bluesky! I build robots and like cats so this seems to be an excellent choice for my first post...
Robot is NE-FIVE, the cat is one of our rescue cats, Lottie!
Robot is NE-FIVE, the cat is one of our rescue cats, Lottie!