/products/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi_projects/b/blog/posts/autopilot-using-an-rpi-to-control-a-powerboatProject backgroundElement 14 has just shaken me out of winter hibernation by awarding me an Ultimate Pi bundle to help pursue my aim of using the Raspberry Pi as a low-cost &#39;nerve centre&#39; from which I can automatically control my powerboat.Complete aen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi_projects/b/blog/posts/autopilot-using-an-rpi-to-control-a-powerboatFri, 24 Jan 2014 15:44:17 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1f751fc6-7b1b-4721-bc1f-87a048ddf726mazzmn1<p>Very fun and useful project Jim! Good luck on that!<br />My friends and I have heard of various projects where teams are building autonomous &quot;boats&quot; that are trying to cross the Atlantic...here&#39;s one that is guided by an arduino <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/robotic-boat-hits-1000-mile-makr-in-transatlantic-crossing" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/robotic-boat-hits-1000-mile-makr-in-transatlantic-crossing">Robotic Boat Hits 1000-Mile Mark in Transatlantic Crossing - IEEE Spectrum</a></p><p>We thought we&#39;d start with a smaller challenge and just create one that will cross the pond in a nearby lake ... then move up to a narrow portion of the Mississippi river eventually. Maybe someday we can have a challenge and you send a boat our way and we&#39;ll send one your way to see who arrives first !!&nbsp; :-)</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=17104&AppID=84&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">