{"id":16918,"date":"2017-06-19T12:58:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T11:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16918"},"modified":"2017-06-19T13:04:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:04:28","slug":"pi-wars-2018-register-your-interest-and-compete-in-the-international-raspberry-pi-based-robotics-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16918","title":{"rendered":"Pi Wars 2018 &#8211; register your interest and compete in the international Raspberry Pi-based robotics competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=560%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=300%2C111&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=768%2C283&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=560%2C207&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=260%2C96&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Logo-v2-RGB-800.jpg?resize=160%2C59&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organisers of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi Wars<\/a><\/strong> (that&#8217;ll be me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geeky_tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geeky Tim<\/a>!) have just announced the possibility of a 2018 competition! Currently, we&#8217;re trying to <a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\/2018-competition\/register-your-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gauge interest<\/a> and find out how many teams are likely to enter. Rules will be similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\/2017-competition\/rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a>\u00a0(especially in terms of permitted robot size) and we are again hoping to generate enough interest to hold it over two days in <strong>April<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in forming a team, building a robot and joining us in Cambridge for the event, please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/piwars.org\/2018-competition\/register-your-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register Your Interest<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, we had teams competing from as far as Switzerland and New Mexico, making it a truly international competition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of Pi Wars (that&#8217;ll be me and Geeky Tim!) have just announced the possibility of a 2018 competition! Currently, we&#8217;re trying to gauge interest and find out how many teams are likely to enter. 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