{"id":3897,"date":"2013-05-03T08:17:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T08:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2013-05-03T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T08:17:36","slug":"dronepi-gets-a-makeover-with-a-raspberrypi-model-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3897","title":{"rendered":"DronePi gets a makeover with a #RaspberryPi model A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pistuffing.co.uk\/?p=742\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC001651.jpg' alt='Like the best rock stars\u2026 | PiStuffing' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over at PiStuffing, Hove has been busy replacing parts on his DronePi &#8211; a four-blade RC copter. He now uses a Model A Raspberry Pi as the heart. You can\u00a0<a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.pistuffing.co.uk\/?p=742\">read more about it here<\/a>. 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