{"id":9757,"date":"2014-05-22T08:51:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2014-05-22T08:51:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:51:42","slug":"new-british-raspberrypi-case-and-robotics-solution-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9757","title":{"rendered":"New British #RaspberryPi case and robotics solution on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ksr\/assets\/002\/004\/360\/2722b2e3dbcb6dbd1f03bf05293528f6_large.jpg?resize=560%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"558\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelittlebritishrobotcompany.co.uk\/\">Little British Robot Company<\/a> and Kre8 have teamed up to bring to market a construction-grade cardboard case system and robotics kit. They&#8217;re currently running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/tlbrcandkre8\/case4-kits-and-happi-robot-for-the-raspberry-pi\">Kickstarter campaign<\/a> to judge the size of the market and to raise funds for the project.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is made up of the following products:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A protective cardboard case for the Pi.<\/li>\n<li>A case for a battery pack.<\/li>\n<li>A robot chassis, motors and wheels kit.<\/li>\n<li>The HapPi GPIO board that can be used to control motors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are various levels of pledges for the different parts.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in a low-cost method of casing your Pi or doing robotics, this is well worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/tlbrcandkre8\/case4-kits-and-happi-robot-for-the-raspberry-pi\">See the Kickstarter campaign here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Little British Robot Company and Kre8 have teamed up to bring to market a construction-grade cardboard case system and robotics kit. 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