{"id":14187,"date":"2016-02-21T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T10:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14187"},"modified":"2016-02-21T11:38:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T10:38:30","slug":"build-a-tiny-robot-using-a-raspberry-pi-and-camjam-edukit-3-bring-it-to-the-pi-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14187","title":{"rendered":"Build a tiny robot using a Raspberry Pi and CamJam EduKit 3 &#8211; Bring it to the Pi Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.corteil.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160220_122638.jpg?resize=560%2C414\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CamJam EduKit 3, <a href=\"http:\/\/thepihut.com\/collections\/camjam-edukit\/products\/camjam-edukit-3-robotics?variant=5169414276\" target=\"_blank\">which will <strong>soon<\/strong> be available again from The Pi Hut<\/a>, is a cheap robotics kit for the Raspberry Pi. For \u00a317 (plus delivery) you get everything you need to start experimenting with robotics. Add a chassis and a few more components, like a mobile phone\u00a0charger battery and a PS3 controller, and you have a remote controlled wheeled robot you can drive all over the place. Now, well-known Cambridge-based hacker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cannonfodder\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Corteil<\/a> has done just that, but with a specific reason in mind.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/raspberry-pi-big-birthday-weekend-4th-birthday-tickets-20609611904\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend<\/a>\u00a0which is taking place on 5th and 6th March in Cambridge, UK, Brian will be running a Show and Tell stand with a difference. Featured on the stand will be Micro Pi Noon. Taking it&#8217;s inspiration from <a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\" target=\"_blank\">Pi Wars<\/a>\u00a0(see picture below), robots will battle it out in an arena, attempting to pop a balloon mounted on the other robot.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.corteil.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_0490.jpg?resize=560%2C373\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Micro Pi Noon, however, will have a twist: robots must fit in the footprint of an <strong>A6 piece of paper (10x15cm)<\/strong>. Brian\u00a0is building two of the robots pictured at the top of the post so that you can try it out yourself at the Big Birthday Weekend. You&#8217;re also welcome to build your own. Brian&#8217;s made this a lot easier by creating a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corteil.co.uk\/Blog\/raspberry-pi\/camjam-ed-kit-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\">set of instructions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Corteil\/CamJam-Robotic_kit\" target=\"_blank\">code<\/a> that you can use to build your robot and then use a PS3 controller to drive it. So, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corteil.co.uk\/Blog\/raspberry-pi\/camjam-ed-kit-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\">head over to Brian&#8217;s blog to take a look at his great build instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CamJam EduKit 3, which will soon be available again from The Pi Hut, is a cheap robotics kit for the Raspberry Pi. For \u00a317 (plus delivery) you get everything you need to start experimenting with robotics. 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