{"id":15098,"date":"2016-07-20T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T11:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15098"},"modified":"2016-07-20T12:08:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T11:08:58","slug":"controlling-a-toy-crane-from-scratch-on-a-raspberry-pi-using-the-sensehat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15098","title":{"rendered":"Controlling a toy crane from Scratch on a Raspberry Pi using the SenseHAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gc7QPpM5ttQ\/V45yJzrMMHI\/AAAAAAAAP9c\/-Z4ivmfqz5QPxk6PyxT3dDru-cus9C_kACLcB\/s400\/kid_playing.JPG?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Albert Hickey\u00a0wanted a new project to take to Jams. He&#8217;d seen the micro:bit controlling a toy crane so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebargains.co.uk\/products\/9651-jcb-remote-control-tower-crane.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">he got hold of one at Home Bargains<\/a>. He used the SenseHAT as a controller and, thanks to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pi-tutorials.co.uk\/post\/145521104849\/i-have-been-playing-around-with-the-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\">handy tutorial from Keith<\/a>\u00a0he was able to use the HAT as well as hook up a motor controller board. He made the whole thing portable by cramming everything into a box. The programming was done in Scratch!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winkleink.com\/2016\/07\/toy-crane-controlled-from-raspberry-pi.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the project here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albert Hickey\u00a0wanted a new project to take to Jams. He&#8217;d seen the micro:bit controlling a toy crane so he got hold of one at Home Bargains. 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