Post Syndicated from Alex Bate original https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/motorised-skateboard/
Hello there. I’m Alex, the newest inhabitant of Pi Towers. I like to build things like modified Nerf guns and Iron Man masks (Team Stark for life! Sorry Liz), and when I’m not doing that, I get to search for all your amazing Pi projects and share them with the world via our social media. So keep it up!
Since arriving at Pi Towers my imagination has been running on overdrive, thinking of all the possible projects I can do with this incredible micro-powerhouse. I like to make stuff… and now I can make stuff that does stuff, thanks to the versatility of the Pi.
With this in mind, it’s no surprise that my return from lunch on my first day with a skateboard under my (rain-sodden) arm was met with this project in an email from Liz.
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A Raspberry Pi-powered motorised skateboard, controlled via a Wii Remote? What’s not to love? The skateboard, Raspberry Pi, and console gaming enthusiast in me rejoiced as I wrung rainwater from my hoodie.
As part of a university assignment to produce a project piece that incorporates a Raspberry Pi, Tim Maier constructed this beast of a machine using various components that are commonly found over the internet or at local tech stores. Essentially, Tim has provided me with the concept for my first Raspberry Pi project and I already have the deck at my disposal. And a Raspberry Pi. Motors and batteries litter the cupboards at Pi Towers like dead moths. And I’m sure there’s somebody around here I can beg a Wiimote from.
Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Electric Skateboard IFB102
This project was part of an assignment for university where the prerequisite was to build something with a Raspberry Pi.
What I really love about this project is that once again we see how it’s possible to build your own tech items, despite how readily available the complete builds are online or in stores. Not only do you save money – and in the case of a motorised skateboard, we’re easily talking hundreds of pounds – but you also get that added opportunity to smugly declare “Oh this? I made it myself” that you simply don’t get when opening the packaging of something pre-made.
Hats (or skate caps) off to Tim and this wonderful skateboard. Tim: if you’re reading this, I’d love to know what your final mark was!
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