Category Archives: DC Car

1 Pound Combat Robot

This post is about three years late, but I’m catching up.   Combat robots like Battlebots are seeing something of a revival right now. The ones on the Battlebots show are 250lbs, and cost tens of thousands of dollars – most of that in batteries. Much more accessibly, there are a bunch of regional competitions,… Read More: 1 Pound Combat Robot »

Vroooom

There isn’t really any story behind this.   I have a joystick module, and it would be pretty simple to hook it up to a motor and use it for a remote control car.   I decided on a few parameters: No microcontroller. Where’s the challenge in that? Joystick wired directly to the car. Wireless… Read More: Vroooom »