For quite some time, I’ve been curious about the Twitter API and its potential applications. Finally, I decided to spend a weekend exploring this technology and embarked on a fun DIY project that combines my interest in programming, photography, and Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi Twitter Bot

The project’s goal was to create a Twitter bot that runs on a Raspberry Pi, specifically using a Pi Zero and a Picamera. The bot would be set up to take photos of the picturesque Richmond Riverside from my living room window and tweet the images for the world to enjoy. It would capture images every three hours between 8 am and 5 pm, and also let people request a live photo by mentioning a specific keyword in their tweets.