DIY 30KM/H ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD – RASPBERRY PI POWERED

Over the summer, I made my own electric skateboard using a £4 Raspberry Pi Zero. Controlled with a Nintendo Wiimote, capable of going 30km/h, and with a range of over 10km, this project has been pretty darn fun. In this video, you see me racing around Cambridge and I explain the ins and outs of this project.

Why make an electric skateboard?! Well… This project was inspired by Casey Neistat, enough said?: https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat Also shoutout to one of the original Pi skateboarders, Tim Maier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmEzLk84aRs

INFORMATION:

Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Speed controller and motor from Alien Power System: http://alienpowersystem.com/

Board from Sickboards: https://www.sickboards.nl/

Trucks from Gravity Supplies: https://www.gravitysupplies.com/nl/

You can view the code of this project here: https://github.com/the-raspberry-pi-guy/skateboard

THANK YOU:

Huge thank you to Brian Corteil and Rob Karpinski for their help in making this project. Another huge thank you to Michele Pascale for his help in filming this video.

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Shot in Cambridge in 4K using the Panasonic Lumix GH3 and G7.

MUSIC: Valesco – Cloud 9, can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRa-eGzpT6o