{"id":19038,"date":"2018-07-18T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19038"},"modified":"2018-07-18T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:20:38","slug":"make-your-own-low-cost-3d-printed-robot-controlled-by-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19038","title":{"rendered":"Make your own low-cost 3D-printed robot controlled by a Raspberry Pi Zero W"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=560%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=560%2C476&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=260%2C221&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Watney.png?resize=160%2C136&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nik Ivanov has released plans for a low-cost, 3D-printable rover called <strong>Watney<\/strong> which features cheap, yellow Chinese DC motors inside a pretty lovely 3D-printed chassis and case. It&#8217;s all run off a Raspberry Pi Zero W and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nikivanov\/watney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the code and 3D printer files, and see some detailed assembly instructions<\/a>, over on GitHub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nik Ivanov has released plans for a low-cost, 3D-printable rover called Watney which features cheap, yellow Chinese DC motors inside a pretty lovely 3D-printed chassis and case. 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