Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
(Hailey Bartlett) Have you ever wondered if life would be better with a robot scorpion by your side? Now’s your chance to find out! Meet Pinchy — a Raspberry Pi-powered, fully autonomous, and undeniably eye-catching robot companion.
In this talk, you’ll learn how Pinchy maps its environment and navigates with ease using SLAM algorithms and computer vision. We’ll also dive into the efficient design inspired by real scorpions, blending biology with engineering.
Whether you're into robotics, Python, or just want to see a cool scorpion skitter across the stage, come say hi to Pinchy this PyCon!
pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/talk/GAEB9V
python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science
Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Sun Sep 14 14:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 3
(Hailey Bartlett) Have you ever wondered if life would be better with a robot scorpion by your side? Now’s your chance to find out! Meet Pinchy — a Raspberry Pi-powered, fully autonomous, and undeniably eye-catching robot companion.
In this talk, you’ll learn how Pinchy maps its environment and navigates with ease using SLAM algorithms and computer vision. We’ll also dive into the efficient design inspired by real scorpions, blending biology with engineering.
Whether you're into robotics, Python, or just want to see a cool scorpion skitter across the stage, come say hi to Pinchy this PyCon!
pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/talk/GAEB9V
python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science
Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Sun Sep 14 14:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 3
