# Simple Raspberry Pi Robot
## Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFsRiT6e2EU
This is a fun project to build a simple robot using the Raspberry Pi and [Adafruit's awesome robot chassis kit](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2939). This robot is one of the simplest robots you can build and uses two DC motors to control a pair of wheels. A swivel caster in the front holds the robot up, and the Raspberry Pi with [motor HAT](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2348) controls the motors.
There are no sensors or other inputs to the robot, it will just follow a set of instructions in Python code that tell the robot how to move. Use this project as a starting point for your own amazing Raspberry Pi robot projects! You could add sensors to detect objects around the Pi, add a camera to get a robot's eye view of the world, or even connect the robot to web services that control its actions--there's almost no limit to what you can do with this amazing robot!
To build this project it will help to familiarize yourself with using the Raspberry Pi. Follow these great [learn Raspberry Pi guides](../../../../category/learn-raspberry-pi) to learn the basics. You will also want to [review the motor HAT guide](../../../../adafruit-dc-and-stepper-motor-hat-for-raspberry-pi/overview), and skim the [Bluefruit LE feather robot guide](../../../../bluefruit-feather-robot) to learn more about the robot chassis.
- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/simple-raspberry-pi-robot/hardware.md)
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