Welcome to The Journey! This blog shares the story behind creating Tinkimo, from the first idea to bringing it to life and building it into a recognisable name. Along the way, we’ll share the highs, the challenges, and everything we’ve learned about innovation, creativity, and persistence. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how big dreams start small and grow bit by bit.

Five colourful Tinkimo robots sit on a wooden floor, each displaying expressive animated faces while spaced apart in a playful formation.

Tinkibots, Bluetooth and Dad Dancing

Liddlebit May 25, 2026

Five Tinkibots now dance, charge and synchronise together as development continues towards smarter hardware, calibration improvements and…

Small pink robot sits on a laptop keyboard in front of a coding screen showing a Scratch style programming interface

The Tinkibot Dance Troop Are Taking To the Stage

Liddlebit Apr 22, 2026

Tinkibot design progresses with new screen, added controls, Scratch integration, and plans for a coordinated robot dance…

Rocket Duck Helps Tinkimo Find Its Wings

Rocket Duck Helps Tinkimo Find Its Wings

Liddlebit Mar 24, 2026

Tinkimo progresses despite challenges, finalises robot PCBs, attends Rocket Duck event, refines business model, delivers pitch, and…

Female humanoid engineer with ponytail working on laptop displaying circuit schematic at cluttered electronics workbench surrounded by tools components and test equipment

Robots, Recovery, and a Tinkibot Upgrade

Liddlebit Mar 16, 2026

Personal update on Tinkibot progress covering ESP32 upgrade improved power design extensible modules PCB manufacturing and next…

1960s horror laboratory scene shows Tinkibot robot sparking to life on table amid coils lightning glassware shadows and dramatic smoke

It Lives: Bringing Tinkibot to Life

Liddlebit Jan 25, 2026

Tinkibot finally comes alive after design challenges battery redesign controller upgrades and community events marking a productive…

Cornwall AI Summit 2026

Cornwall AI In Education Summit 2026

Liddlebit Jan 7, 2026

A great way to kick off the year was attending the AI Summit in Cornwall, which was…

Photo realistic orange educational robot on desk with pixelated pale Happy New Year text on tilted LCD screen classroom background

Kicking Off 2026 With a Tinkibot Prototype

Liddlebit Jan 4, 2026

Tinkimo enters 2026 with progress, a near-complete robot prototype, lessons in CAD, hardware choices, and excitement for…

Festive classroom scene shows realistic robot in Santa hat beside ginger cat typing Scratch code on laptop with Christmas lights

Last post this Year!

Liddlebit Dec 21, 2025

After doing a lot more research than I had initially, I decided to change the name to…

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