BrickPi: LEGO® Bricks with a Raspberry Pi Brain

A project in Arlington, VA by Dexter Industries
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BrickPi turns your Raspberry Pi into a LEGO® robot. Your credit card sized computer enters the physical world.
Backers: 1702
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75

Funded: $127,537 of $1,889
Dates: May 7th -> Jun 16th (40 days)
Project By: Dexter Industries
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Latest News

10 amazing Raspberry Pi-based Kickstarter projects

October 17th - via: edn.com
If there's any doubt about the fever surrounding the Raspberry Pi, consider this: more than $680,000 has been pledged for Raspberry Pi-based Kickstarter projects to date, with new projects popping up daily. (Read More)

New Reward Level, Stretch Goals Unlocked!

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The BrickPi has had an awesome week and we are down to the final 70 hours of the campaign. Thank you again to all supporters, and thank you especially to those that have commented or voiced up opinions and ideas about where the BrickPi should go!... (Read More)

Video: LEGO bricks with a Raspberry Pi brain

June 12th - via: tgdaily.com
BrickPi - which recently surfaced on Kickstarter - is a platform that converts a standard Raspberry Pi into a robot. (Read More)

BrickPi Combines A Raspberry Pi And Lego To Create Awesome Robots

June 11th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
BrickPi has been developed by Dexter Industries to transform the Raspberry Pi mini computer into a Lego robot, and consists of a board and case that connects directly to a Lego Mindstorms sensor. (Read More)

BrickPi Is A Robotics Hacking Platform That Combines Raspberry Pi And LEGO Mindstorms

June 11th - via: techcrunch.com
DIY micro-robotics is having a moment. The latest project to take the crowdfunding route — via Kickstarter — to build out a platform for playing around with robotics is called BrickPi. As its name suggests, BrickPi is a mash-up of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer, co-opted to act as the brains of the robot, plus LEGO Mindstorms sensors, bricks and motors for crafting its working parts. (Read More)

Power Upgrade Clarity

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This update is meant to show you the different packages we’re now offering for power.  First, a little background.  When we first started the campaign 30 some days ago, there was a strong response from the community about the switching device we... (Read More)

Version 1.5 Prototyped, With Pictures! (And we're going into space!)

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
In our last update, we blabbed on and on about the new capabilities of the BrickPi.  Well, here are some pictures of the two different power versions.  We've done a little bit of testing, and everything works well so far on the new design. We have... (Read More)

Stretch Goals, New Rewards, Updates

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign has clearly not gone according to plan, in a fantastic and surprising way!  We recently passed 1,000 backers, and we remain humbled by the awesome ideas, suggestions, and questions we keep getting. Please don’t slow down!  We have... (Read More)

BrickPi in Boston and Baxter

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday I (John) took a trip up to Tuft's CEEO for a meeting, and brought a few BrickPi's with me.  We ended up nerding out and hacking all day. These awesome folks are experts in robotics and experts in user design, so I learned a lot and walked... (Read More)

FAQ's, More Backers, and Updated Designs!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers! We have just crossed the $40k threshold thanks to your backing! This project has far-surpassed our goals and seems to be just picking up steam as it goes. We remain humbled by your support and excited about the future of BrickPi. We... (Read More)

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May 15th - via: businessbee.com
If you are looking for a great new gadget to invest in, we’ve found some of the best Kickstarter technology projects around. The four we’re featuring all have one thing in common; they use technology to make our lives easier ... (Read More)

Haikus

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This has been an incredible three days for the Project!  We wanted to write another "Thank You" to all of our backers.  While it has been an incredible run, we're a little disappointed that no one has selected the Haiku reward (THE POET:  BRICKPI... (Read More)

Clarification on Reward #7 ($45 Level)

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We were a little poetic and overzealous on our reward description.   The reward, which most of the backers have backed so far, reads, as of May 8: "BRICKPI + CASE: The full enchilada. A working BrickPi, fully functional, assembled and operating. A... (Read More)

Robots Ablaze!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We're just overwhelmed by the response to this project!  Thanks everyone for your support and backing of this project! We are still a little bit in shock from the response, but we wanted to let everyone know that we blew past our funding goal. Thank... (Read More)

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