{"id":15426,"date":"2016-09-12T19:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15426"},"modified":"2016-09-12T19:51:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:51:39","slug":"adorable-french-mini-bike-drives-itself-with-the-aid-of-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15426","title":{"rendered":"Adorable French mini-bike drives itself with the aid of a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a9 2016 EPFL \/ Alain Herzog<\/p><\/div>\n

Eric Unnervik, a master\u2019s student at the \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has developed a miniature motorbike that drives itself! Onto the bike he has strapped a Raspberry Pi (3, I think),\u00a0a Navio2<\/a> add-on board and some sensors. These control the balance and direction of the bike and the\u00a0destination is programmed via a smartphone interface. The bike can travel at 60 km\/hr (37 mph) without falling over – which is quite astonishing when you consider the weight of the Pi and add-on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is that, in a race between an autonomous motorcycle and one ridden by a human, our machine wins!\u201d said Unnervik<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can see it in action in the (French language) video below.<\/p>\n