Tom, I  have seen a tank vehicle at Target about $25.  Has a wire 'remote' that
allows for left forward/back, right forward/back and turent rotation.  Of
course it's cheap, but possible a good 'hack'

John Clements
jcclemen@trip.net
www.cclug.org


Tom Handley wrote:

>    Dan, the mechanical `slop' is terrible in the R/C cars that I've seen.
> The tank that Radio Shack offers for around $50 looks promising with two
> motors for the treads. For me, it's an excuse to study motor control as I
> have very little experience there. I may add ultrasonic sensors in addition
> to the IR. Still, it's a `sloppy' platform and it's main purpose is to
> freak-out the cat ;-)
>
>    Speaking of Parallax, I can't believe the price they charge for that
> little robot... As far as web sites, I only found one a long time ago and I
> forgot where it was. I was looking at R/C servo hacks to give them
> continuous rotation. I found a lot of info on that subject.
>
>    - Tom
>
> At 09:10 PM 11/7/00 -0500, Dan Michaels wrote:
> >Tom Handley wrote:
> >>   I'm also hacking a Radio Shack R/C car to turn it into a robot.
> >.........
> >
> >
> >Tom, I have also been intrigued by this idea for a couple of years
> >- something for my "spare" time [which is why it hasn't got started yet].
> >
> >Most of the robo-hacks I have run across on the web have horrendously
> >poor/flimsy mechanical platforms - like the Parallax thingies. I am
> >looking at this year's R/C Hummers as a sturdy platform - something
> >low-slung, slow-moving, and wide-track with large tires, plus a wide
> >flat body to mount microelectronics on [PIC, of course].
> >
> >Do you have any good links to successful R/C car --> robot hacks?
> >I haven't had much luck in finding these.
>
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> Tom Handley
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