{"id":16371,"date":"2017-02-09T13:44:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16371"},"modified":"2017-02-09T13:44:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:44:27","slug":"pimoroni-pan-tilt-hat-review-from-raspberry-pi-magazine-the-magpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16371","title":{"rendered":"Pimoroni Pan-Tilt HAT review from Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=560%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Pan-Tilt_HAT_5_of_5_1024x1024-2.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi\/\" target=\"_blank\">The MagPi<\/a>, they&#8217;ve posted a review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/pan-tilt-hat\" target=\"_blank\">Pimoroni Pan-Tilt HAT<\/a>. It&#8217;s an add-on board kit for the Raspberry Pi which comes with the HAT itself, two servos and an articulated arm that sits on top of the HAT and holds a Raspberry Pi Camera Module. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi\/pan-tilt-hat-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at The MagPi, they&#8217;ve posted a review of the Pimoroni Pan-Tilt HAT. 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