{"id":9346,"date":"2014-04-17T08:19:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T08:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2014-04-17T08:19:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T08:19:47","slug":"home-automation-with-a-raspberrypi-and-an-arduino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9346","title":{"rendered":"Home automation with a #RaspberryPi and an #Arduino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.anandtech.com\/doci\/6354\/ha_graphics.jpg?resize=560%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Orsini has done a lovely round-up of all kinds of options for home automation using both the Pi and the Arduino. 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