![]() You can also check out tutorials for getting started on our brand new Hackster account. They did an amazing job and wrote out some easy examples. While I'm struggling to get setup, Jon, Steve, and Paul are cranking out the new code and examples. One is the official Microsoft resource and the other is a tutorial by Scott Hanselman. But there were a couple I did find very helpful. To be honest, none of them worked by themselves. John: After a bit of time upgrading, I found a few tutorials on installing Windows 10 on the Raspberry Pi. GREG: Was it using an ancient version of Windows? Fortunately, I don't throw away any hardware, and I had an ancient PC sitting around. One challenge to getting set up was that the directions require you to have Windows 10 setup on a PC first. ![]() JOHN: Yeah, three courageous contributors, Jon, Steve and Paul, took off with the idea of bringing the GoPiGo to Windows 10. GREG: So your contributors decide to take on this project, and you're following along. ![]() Hopefully by growing the open source software around the Raspberry Pi and around the Windows environment, we're making robotics more accessible for everyone (even Windows developers!). However, because of the popularity of Windows, and the fact that Microsoft has made Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi free for individuals, we were excited to see if we could bring the GoPiGo to even more developers in the world. JOHN: Right, and let's take a step back and acknowledge that Windows 10 isn't open source, and that's not entirely in-line with Dexter Industries' mission of teaching robotics with open source technology. I would have thought there'd be more hesitation among your community members. GREG: Interesting that people were so curious. JOHN: After Windows support for the Raspberry Pi was announced, our forums were on fire with the question, "Will the GoPiGo work with Windows 10?". Not surprisingly, Windows 10 IoT is a capable and in some ways advantageous alternative to a traditional open source OS. Turns out John recently followed along on a build to see if his company's $200 GoPiGo robot car kit would work well running Windows. To find out, I reached out to John Cole, founder of Dexter Industries, which supplies robotics kits and components for DIY builds. It's been about six months since the announcement and the community has had ample time to try some Raspberry Pi and Arduino builds using Windows 10 IoT. If nothing else, the maker movement has grown up with an open source mentality. ![]() Anecdotally, at least, it's a Linux crowd. Last summer, when the Windows Dev Center announced Windows 10 support for IoT devices, there was a lot of excitement-and skepticism-in the maker community. How to stop worrying and welcome the robots in 2022.Could this be the year of the pizza-making robot?.This Labrador "Retriever" robot assists those with chronic pain. ![]()
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