remote control robot tutorial video

[Admin]

For the beginners out there, here is a tutorial on how to make a simple remote control robot:

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(and for the clever people, you'll notice its the exact same chassis as from my $50 Robot, using the older wheels I made for my ERP)

[izua]

it's pretty because it has lights 

[SciTech02]

Very nice and easy to understand.    Now if only this video existed when I was learning to fly RC planes (it showed the basics of remotes and receivers in 8 minutes for what took me a month's worth of flying to learn).

Although, I always thought of robots as completely (or partly) autonomous systems.  The "robot" in the video seemed more like a RC car than a robot to me.  Of course, it is a simple, first-time project for beginners: if/when they expand it and make it do more complex things, it could be considered more "robotic".

[GalacticNerd]

sweet tutorial, thanx a lot.

[CrashOverron]

this video was great and got me interested in breaking out some of my old RC cars and taking them apart =P though i did have a question after watching it what about using DC motors instead of servos but it was already answered http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=5627.0

[mbateman]

I have several airplane radios/receivers that use the 72Mhz band. Since all my robics are ground based, I really should be using a 75MHz band. Does anyone know if I can just swap the crystals out for ones in the 75 range, or are there other electronics in the radios that make them specific to a given range?

[TyLEr71]

what do the switchs at the top of the contoller do

[Admin]

TyLEr71, it depends entirely on the remote. Just look up the manual for the remote you want to use, and it'll explain it all.

[flamer4625]

  have 1 problem i only have a normal crappy remote control for example on the left side just a stick that goes left and right and on the roght 1 that goes up and down nothing else what should i do then?

[Admin]

have 1 problem i only have a normal crappy remote control for example on the left side just a stick that goes left and right and on the roght 1 that goes up and down nothing else what should i do then?

ummmmm buy a better one? Not sure what your question is . . .

[Rebelgium]

have 1 problem i only have a normal crappy remote control for example on the left side just a stick that goes left and right and on the roght 1 that goes up and down nothing else what should i do then?

What kind of question is that? you don't even say what you want to make...

[roboboy12]

what type of reciver ? ???im try to make security robot you see and i need about 10 servo connections can someone help me decide?im only twelve but very intelligent in technalongy but not so good at spelling.im on a 100 to 250 dollar budget. HELP PLEASE   

[geek1]

what type of reciver ? ???im try to make security robot you see and i need about 10 servo connections can someone help me decide?im only twelve but very intelligent in technalongy but not so good at spelling.im on a 100 to 250 dollar budget. HELP PLEASE   

I'm 12 too!!! LOL I thought I was the only one here!!!

[TrickyNekro]

Darn I started at 15 and hit 18 to only say I can program very good in Basic.....
And I'm only trying to master the very details of differential drive!!!

[Admin]

what type of reciver ? ???im try to make security robot you see and i need about 10 servo connections can someone help me decide?im only twelve but very intelligent in technalongy but not so good at spelling.im on a 100 to 250 dollar budget. HELP PLEASE   

There aren't any with 10 connections that I know of for sale. You'd be hard pressed to find more than 7.

You'd have to use a PC and UART/bluetooth to wirelessly send commands to a microcontroller.

[SmAsH]

thanks for posting this admin it has helped me understand r/c transmitters and recievers so much more, i used to think they were way more complicated than this!

[monsieurpo]

this helped me ALOT