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John Chinner

@johnchinner.bsky.social

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Head of Outreach - Airbus Defence & Space UK. STEM Ambassador, Space Geek, Robot maker. Opinions & hair = my own.

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Feb 18

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-...

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

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · 29d

I had a great day! This was my favourite photo.

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Aug 9

Godspeed Jim. 😔🚀

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Jul 9

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?...

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Jun 24

I needed a new suit for work.
This'll do nicely. 😁

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 26

New James Bond spotted paddleboarding off south Devon.
Nah, it's me init. 🤗

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 24

#HappyPlace #Devon

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 24

#HappyPlace #Devon

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 16

This skeet is sent from a cable car over the Thames.
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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 10

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.

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 8

I wonder why teachers are so frightened to engage with Raspberry Pi.
I've just done an update and bricked my Pi5. 🤔

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 5

This bad boy!

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 5

Sending this skeet from onboard a hovercraft.😁

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 3

Took Aragorn for a spin at #PortsmouthComicCon2025

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · May 3

Who knew Minas Tirith had a park and ride?
#AragornOnaBus

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 29

As an Apollo nerd it's quite exciting to be spending the day with these people. 😁

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 26

Giving my vambraces a nourish and wax ahead of #PortsmouthComicCon next week.
#ReturnOfTheKing

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 13

Excellent first comic con today. Just had to dig out the Aragorn costume and hunt some Ork.
#GosportComicCon

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 13

Laugh it up fuzzball. 😁

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 11

Whizzing through the countryside on a train, heading south from London on a sunny spring evening really is a super advert for Great Britain.
☀️🐄🐏🌲🌳🌳🏡🦋
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 10

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.

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Apr 1

No, it's not the first spacecraft to go into polar orbit. (Just go out after dusk on a clear night and look up).
It's the first crewed spacecraft to go into polar orbit.
News outlets should do better.
I'm looking at you BBC.
#Pedantic #Space
🚀☀️🧊☀️🧊☀️🧊🧑‍🚀🧑‍🚀🧑‍🚀🧑‍🚀

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Mar 29

30 second pinhole projector with a biscuit box.
We got it!
#Eclipse

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Mar 29

This is great. Even more of the ExoMars mission architecture to be built in the UK. 👍
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

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John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Mar 28

Been experimenting with adding "emotions" to a robot.
It's amazing how few pixels you need before the anthropomorphism kicks in.
😊

John Chinner @johnchinner.bsky.social · Mar 24

Cheap as chips. But it'll move and be a nice platform to experiment with.