January '26 Update

Hi Guys!

This year I will be focusing on two things: public content and a new device: SSR6.

Up until now my external social media presence has been very minimal. For 2026 however I have decided that I want to start creating some public content. I’m going to focus on some of my older creations, like OSR2, and the fundamentals of building these machines, which should help grow this community and hopefully serve as a gateway drug to some of my more advanced creations. Naturally I will save all of the cutting edge stuff for my community livestreams, which of course I have been doing now for four years!

I will be doing my next public livestream about an hour after this goes live, so do check it out. I’ll be on YouTube, and I’ll be around for longer on Discord so if you’re a subscriber do come and join the before party, and the after party.

YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/cH29GzU_tF8

I carried out a poll of my current Members on Discord and the overwhelming interest was with a future “SSR6” device: a device with the moves of the SR6 and the quiet of SSR1. SSR1 and SSR2 have been great for helping us learn how to build these devices, but this year you guys want the real multi-axis deal. That means my goal for this year is to come out with a brushless motor powered full 6-axis device.

Supporters ($2 tier): Keep an eye on Discord for upcoming livestreams. Mondays at 11pm GMT (6pm EST) seem to be the best for me at the moment. My plan for this month is to test out a robot joint motor for you guys. I’ve had a number of requests to look into using them for one of my designs. When I have the stream depends on when the motor shows up of course, but I’ll keep you posted!

Makers ($8 tier): I am starting January slowly as I always do because of family commitments. In the next week or so I will post the January release, which will be the SSR2 Alpha pack. I am almost at a stage where I can draw a line under SSR2 Alpha and leave it with you guys whilst I pursue new things (like SSR6!), but I do have a couple of minor things I want to tweak first. That will probably be my 1st February release.

Benefactors ($16 tier): December will be a short newsletter, mostly about my thoughts on these new robot joint motors. When it’s complete however I will be publishing the full 2025 Devstream. This year I will have somehow easily managed over 36,000 words and over 90 pages, fully illustrated.

Happy New Year, and a big thankyou to everyone who helps keep the lights on here at Tempest HQ. May 2026 be an exciting year!

Tempest