{"id":1679,"date":"2013-01-31T09:06:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2013-01-31T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T09:06:39","slug":"quadcopter-with-the-raspberrypi-skyspy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1679","title":{"rendered":"QuadCopter with the #RaspberryPi &#8211; SkySpy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pistuffing.co.uk\/?p=326\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC000291.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interesting first-look at a project by Andy at PiStuffing. This is a quad-copter controlled by a Raspberry Pi. Eventually, he wants to add a second Pi as a controller. The blades are spinning at the moment, but he has yet to achieve take-off. I feel lots of maths coming on as he tries to work out how to stabilise it. Eventually it will also use the long-awaited Raspberry Pi camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pistuffing.co.uk\/?p=326\">Presenting the SkySpy | PiStuffing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting first-look at a project by Andy at PiStuffing. This is a quad-copter controlled by a Raspberry Pi. Eventually, he wants to add a second Pi as a controller. 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