{"id":9572,"date":"2014-05-08T12:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2014-05-08T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T12:31:11","slug":"dad-gets-daughters-into-robotics-early-by-using-a-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9572","title":{"rendered":"Dad gets daughters into robotics early by using a #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/my-first-robot.jpg?w=580&#038;h=216&#038;fit=580%2C216&#038;resize=560%2C210\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Joel Miller wanted to encourage and involve his daughters in robotics&#8230; and the oldest is only 3! 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