{"id":16717,"date":"2017-04-11T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T15:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16717"},"modified":"2017-04-11T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T15:08:14","slug":"brian-corteil-and-pimoroni-team-up-to-launch-raspberry-pi-robotics-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16717","title":{"rendered":"Brian Corteil and Pimoroni team up to launch Raspberry Pi robotics kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=560%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=560%2C374&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/coretec-tiny-robot.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\" target=\"_blank\">Pi Wars<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.core-tec.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coretec<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CannonFodder\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Corteil<\/a> showed off his new robotics kit &#8211; the <strong>Tiny 4WD\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; on the Obstacle Course. Here&#8217;s a video of it in action:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CoreTec Tiny the robot at Pi Wars 2017\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViAUCtnt-JA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can now <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/coretec-tiny-4wd-robot-rover\" target=\"_blank\">get hold of a kit<\/a> for this lovely little robot from <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/coretec-tiny-4wd-robot-rover\" target=\"_blank\">Pimoroni&#8217;s online store<\/a>. Here is the list of contents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explorer pHAT with motor drivers and IO<\/li>\n<li>Acrylic Chassis with camera mount<\/li>\n<li>All the needed nuts and bolts<\/li>\n<li>4x Micro Metal Gear Motor with easy-connect shims<\/li>\n<li>4x Motor Mounts<\/li>\n<li>4x Grippy Moon Buggy Wheels<\/li>\n<li>Mini Breadboard<\/li>\n<li>Jumper Jerky to hook it all up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You just need a Pi (preferably a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/raspberry-pi-zero-w\" target=\"_blank\">Pi Zero W<\/a>), an SD card and a power source to complete it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/coretec-tiny-4wd-robot-rover\" target=\"_blank\">The kit is available for \u00a355 and you can get hold of it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See MagPi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi-issues\/MagPi51.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #51<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi-issues\/MagPi52.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">#52<\/a>\u00a0for construction and expansion tips.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brian entering the Pi robotics arena is great news &#8211; he brings a &#8220;maker sensibility&#8221; to this crowded market and teaming up with Pimoroni for fulfilment is a master stroke.\u00a0Brian is well-known in Pi circles for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13179\" target=\"_blank\">his maker projects<\/a>\u00a0and for bringing Micro Pi Noon to the masses so you can be sure of the quality of the kit and his expertise. 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