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Rebuilding the electronics in a remote control car
Inspired by the many autonomous rovers such as Curiosity and the self-driving Google car, [Rohit] decided to build his own by taking an off-the-shelf remote control car and adding his own electronics....
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Coin-op Sega Rally used to race RC cars
Head to head video game action can’t even compare to this use of a coin-op Sega Rally game to race actual RC vehicles. Take a close look at those screens and you’ll see there are no computer graphics,...
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A WiFi Controlled RC Car with an IP Camera
Controlling your car over WiFi is good, but mounting a webcam on it so you can actually see where you’re going is even better. [Michael] goes over how he made his wifi car with some great videos in the...
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$13 Homemade RC Blimp
Here’s a great little RC hack you can do with the kids this weekend — make your very own RC Blimp! First you’ll have to hack apart one of those little 1/64 scale RC cars you can get for a few dollars,...
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Android+Arduino – Face Following RC Car
To some of us, hacking an RC Car to simply follow a black line or avoid obstacles is too easy, and we’re sure [Shazin] would agree with that, since he created an RC Car that follows your face! The...
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All-Terrain RC Car Has More Torque Than Your Grandpa’s Wheelchair
[Charles] and his brother have been members of their school’s FIRST robotics team for many years, and using some of the knowledge they acquired during it, they have put together this awesome...
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Independent Wheel Drive R/C Car
The picture above looks like a standard four-wheel drive (4WD) touring car. As one looks closer, a few strange things start to pop out. Where’s the motor? 4 electronic speed controls? What’s going on...
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Garbage can RC car Engine Powers Ridiculous Pencil Sharpener
Christmas has come and gone, and no doubt garbage cans are filling with toys that got but a single use before giving up the ghost. If you scrounge around, you might get lucky and score a busted RC car...
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Hackaday Prize Entry: Solar WiFi Rover Roves At Night
[TK] has a stretch goal for his RC car project — enabling it to recharge on solar power during the day and roam around under remote Internet control at night. It’s like a miniature, backyard version of...
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RC Car Piloting with the Blast Shield Down
Many of us have had a radio controlled car at some time in our youth, though it’s probable that none all of us entirely mastered it. There are memories of spectacular crashes, and if we were really...
View ArticleRecreating the Mythbusters Rocket Chevy – At Scale
If you tuned into the first ever episode of Mythbusters way back when, you’ll remember a certain rocket-powered Chevy Impala. [David Windestal] decided to recreate this – at 1:10 scale. The car in...
View Article3D Printed Tyres Let You Drive on Water
[Jesus] apparently walked on water, without any tools at all. But when you’ve got a 3D printer handy, it makes sense to use it. [Simon] decided to use his to 3D print some tyres for his R/C car – with...
View ArticleGo Big Or Go Home – This Arduino RC Car Can Take You There
Whether we like it or not, eventually the day will come where we have to admit that we outgrew our childhood toys — unless, of course, we tech them up in the name of science. And in some cases we might...
View ArticleMicro Chainsaw Gets a Much Needed Nitro Power Boost
When life hands you the world’s smallest chainsaw, what’s there to do except make it even more ridiculous? That’s what [JohnnyQ90] did when he heavily modified a mini-electric chainsaw with a powerful...
View ArticleA New Tilt on RC Car Controllers
If you are a lover of all-things remote-conteolled, it’s likely that you know a thing or two about controllers. You’ll have one or two of the things, both the familiar two-joystick type and the...
View ArticleNearly Entirely 3D Printed RC Car Is 4WD Fun
Remote control cars can be great fun, particularly if you’ve got a spare carpark or dirt lot to hoon them around. Any good hobby store will have shelves stocked with all manner of vehicles – buggies,...
View ArticleThis Two-Wheeled RC Car Is Rather Quick
Radio control cars have always been fun, it’s true. With that said, it’s hard to deny that true speed was unlocked when lithium polymer batteries and brushless motors came to the fore. [Gear Down For...
View ArticleDriving a Big RC Car On The Ceiling
RC cars are a great way to have fun hooning around. There’s plenty of laughs to be had racing your friends in the local grocery store carpark, ideally after hours. [Ivan Miranda] wanted to go in a...
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Active Suspension R/C Car Really Rocks
When you’re a kid, remote control cars are totally awesome. Even if you can’t go anywhere by yourself, it’s much easier to imagine a nice getaway from the daily grind of elementary school if you have...
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Remotely Navigate the Apocalypse in Mid-Century Style
One of the few positives to come of this pandemic is that the restrictive nature of scarcity can be a boon to creativity. Plus, the doom and gloom of it all is causing people to loosen up and do things...
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