Controlling a Boom Lift with a Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

via RaspberryPi.org

Do you have a spare Raspberry Pi lying around? And a Bluetooth games controller? Do you have access to boom lifts or other heavy machinery?

Allow us to introduce what is (possibly, probably, hopefully) the world’s first Raspberry Pi–controlled boom lift. Weighing in at 13,000lb, this is the epitome of DON’T try this at home.

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