{"id":7268,"date":"2013-12-17T13:10:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T13:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2013-12-17T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T13:10:09","slug":"pimoroni-now-stocks-the-laika-robotics-board-for-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7268","title":{"rendered":"Pimoroni now stocks the Laika robotics board for #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5001_labelled_grande.jpg?resize=560%2C560\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following their successful Kickstarter campaign, Team Laika has licenced Pimoroni to sell their excellent robotics board, the Laika Explorer. This board has the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2x analogue and 4x digital inputs &#8211; to connect sensors, switches and other input devices.<\/li>\n<li>7x digital outputs &#8211; to control LEDs, motors, sounders and other output devices.<\/li>\n<li>2x H-Bridge motor driver circuit &#8211; to allow two motors to be driven in forward, reverse or brake, ideal for creating robots and buggies.<\/li>\n<li>4x built-in switches &#8211; to allow convenient interaction between hardware and software.<\/li>\n<li>7x indicator LEDs &#8211; present on each digital output for easy diagnostics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s selling for \u00a335 which I reckon is a bargain considering. It connects via USB, leaving all your GPIO ports on the Pi free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/laika-explorer-board-robotics-for-raspberry-pi\">Read more over at Pimoroni<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.project-laika.com\/\">Project Laika&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their successful Kickstarter campaign, Team Laika has licenced Pimoroni to sell their excellent robotics board, the Laika Explorer. 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