{"id":9976,"date":"2014-06-06T06:06:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T06:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9976"},"modified":"2014-06-06T06:06:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T06:06:27","slug":"new-robot-kit-for-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9976","title":{"rendered":"New robot kit for the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GOXoqmreqZQ\/U5BANjZd_7I\/AAAAAAAAHe8\/FUWjytSJrj8\/s1600\/finished.JPG?resize=560%2C393\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simon Monk has launched a new robot kit based around the Pi. It includes the following for \u00a355:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a robot chassis, including two gearmotors, two wheels and a 6 x AA battery holder.<\/li>\n<li>a RaspiRobot Board v2 (RRB2) that plugs onto the Raspberry Pi and controls the motors, as well as providing power to the Raspberry Pi itself. It uses a switch-mode power supply that can provide the Pi with up to 2A of current. Plenty for a WiFi dongle, display and pretty much anything else that you might want to attach to the Raspberry Pi.<\/li>\n<li>an HC-SR-04 Ultrasonic rangefinder<\/li>\n<li>nuts and bolts to hold everything together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctormonk.com\/2014\/06\/building-monkmakes-raspberry-pi-robot.html\">You can see more about the kit here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Monk has launched a new robot kit based around the Pi. 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