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Arduino controlled Derricking Crane

(Author: Douglas Laing)

Picks up three golf balls

A video of my Arduino controlled derricking crane be seen at

youtu.be/XEfsP7VXTmk

It is a follow-on to Peter Harwood's article in the Spring 2011 issue of IM.

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