{"id":4742,"date":"2013-06-20T14:01:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T14:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2013-06-20T14:01:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T14:01:18","slug":"rapiro-turn-your-raspberrypi-into-a-cute-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4742","title":{"rendered":"RAPIRO &#8211; turn your #RaspberryPi into a cute robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/shota\/rapiro-the-humanoid-robot-kit-for-your-raspberry-p\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/eefd95fabee3c2f316bca18aadc170ff_large1.png' alt='RAPIRO: The Humanoid Robot Kit for your Raspberry Pi by Shota Ishiwatari \u2014 Kickstarter' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Foundation just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/archives\/4227\">featured this on their blog<\/a> and I thought I&#8217;d follow suit. Shota Ishiwatari has just started a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/shota\/rapiro-the-humanoid-robot-kit-for-your-raspberry-p\">Kickstarter project<\/a> to fund the RAPIRO. This is a dangerously cute white robot with a Raspberry Pi as its brain and has 12 servo motors for movement. It can move its neck, waist, arms, hands and legs. This is a fantastic kit for under \u00a3200 (if you&#8217;re quick). Even if you only support it with a \u00a31 donation, please do as it&#8217;s just a lovely Pi-based project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/shota\/rapiro-the-humanoid-robot-kit-for-your-raspberry-p\">Read more and see more pictures on the Kickstarter page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundation just featured this on their blog and I thought I&#8217;d follow suit. Shota Ishiwatari has just started a Kickstarter project to fund the RAPIRO. 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