How to make a Remote Controlled Robot Car?
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Hi friends,
At this time, I have created a hub on technology and on how to make a remote-controlled robo toy car.
Here are the tips to make it:
COMPONENTS REQUIRED:
1. Chassis.
2. Remote Control Kit
3. Batteries.
4. Motors.
5. Wheels.
CHASSIS:
The main frame of the robot, the body which holds the motor, wheels, the receiver of the Remote Control kit and the batteries.
Motors can be used to drive a car which uses differential turning mechanism. This is the simplest steering possible and is achieved by turning one motor on and the other motor off to achieve steering. The on and off controlling of the motors is done by using the remote control.
The chassis is where you can really apply imagination to make the chassis as light as possible and suitable according to the challenge. What is essential to realize is that the weight of the motors is pretty standard and can't be reduced beyond a certain extent. In a robot with limited power supply (i.e. a battery) the power to weight ratio has to be kept maximum. This can be done by limiting the weight of the chassis. Chassis can be made out of:
- Wood (using right angles to attach motors, drilling and attaching the front wheel is easy)
- Plastic (not easily available, but if found makes a very light chassis).
- Metal (Most common chassis which is available at Lamington Road, not recommended because the motors can get misaligned very easily resulting in poor turning).
- Duct tape (alone can be used to attach the motors to each other, makes a fairly sturdy yet light chassis) 5. Plastic Pipes.
In a race, the lightest chassis is usually the best, whereas in a Robowars kind of challenge, a heavier chassis might be advantageous.
REMOTE CONTROLLED KIT:
Making a remote control kit at the beginners level is a hard thing to do. I would suggest you go in for a readymade kit which is available online and requires no experience to run and is fairly a beginner proof.
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BATTERIES:
Used for supplying power to a remote controlled car, rechargeable batteries are usually the best ones. I suggest you visit this shop called Pitambara at Lamington Road which sells only batteries. Otherwise a standard 300-500 RPM motor runs well between 9 to 12 volts, and alkaline batteries of the brand Camelot or Zinc carbon batteries of brand Hi Watt. The appropriate series parallel combination can be used to provide more power than a standard battery can provide.
MOTORS:
For a remote control car, we use Geared DC Motors. A DC motor is a low torque, high RPM motor which has to be geared down to reduce the speed and increase the torque. The gearing is done internally in motors available in the market.
Motors convert electrical energy of the batteries to mechanical energy, which is used to drive the wheels. Motors should be of around 300-500 RPM and can be bought for around 200 INR (4 US dollars according to the current rate) at either Hindustan Electronics or Servo Electronics, both at Lamington Road. These motors should be connected with their shafts in a line with each other such that differential turning mechanism works.
WHEELS:
Wheels are mainly of two types in this basic car, one is the type attached to the motors at the back, which are used for steering, and another trolley (castor) wheel in front, which allows 360 degrees free rotation and avoids friction on the ground. The wheels can be put on the shafts either by using screws or by wrapping the shaft with masking tape first. The trolley wheel and masking tape are available at any Hardware Shop. The other two wheels may be bought out from a good collection at Servo Electronics.
Links to refer online for remote-controlled toy car making tips:
General Robotics in India (good forums, good to get an idea of the scope of robotics beyond human controlled robots):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booksbybibin/ (a good tutorial on basic electronics)
Happy Motoring..........
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I am a father of two and found this article very interesting over here at hubpages. Thanks for sharing this great information. It will help my son create a very good remote controlled car for his own.
Yes Sir, according to me there is nothing more exciting than creating a thing for your own or your kids than buying them from the market which is very boring. It will help grow your child's creativity also.
this is my first time to think of electronic and i look like i need some serious help by the way thanks for the helping tips but i think i dont get 90per. of the idea
your friend from egypt
Dear friend from Egypt, it will take some time for you to understand the world of electronics as you are new in this field. Electronics is the most popular and advanced field in technology these days and will remain there for more years to come. Best of luck.
search for transformer information, saw your robot information, quite interesting.
this is really great...i dint knwo this can be possible...i will surely try this...thanx for sharing such a nice hub...anyway your daughter is very qute..
Thanks britneydavidson for visiting this hub and trying this creative thing. Also I thank you for the comment on my daughter that she is cute, as me and my wife have been told by several friends and relatives that she is cute and beautiful. I thank God for giving me such an awesome kid who is very adorable to our family.
By the way, I would like to say that you too are cute and have a pleasing personality....
Nice info thatnks for this I enjoyed reading!
You are welcome Flat House Share.
I am a student persuing engg third year and me wanna do project on robotics nd saw ur hub.......quite interesting nd great......i need info regaridng the ckts so dat i can start my project.........thanq
Hi Sanjana, thanks for visiting my hub. For more info related to starting projects in Robotics, you can visit: http://www.roboticsindia.com/
http://www.robotics.org/ is another good resource for the same or else join an orkut community regarding the same. Join http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#ClickTracker.aspx?sei=CAMQARoIcm9ib3RpY3MgASiRpKEHMAI&sig=327189d62b614fb151cb226c7c151cca&url=%2FCommunity.aspx%3Fcmm%3D15225361&psg=9k4%2B5M8cxceIaUMPvdHiq939Hwg%3D
when you are logged into orkut. This big link belogs to orkut community of Robotics in India. You will find many people involved with these projects and it will help you tremendously in achieving success in the same field.
One more hint, type "robotics projects" in the orkut search and join the community, ask questions from like-minded people through sending scraps and learn and share your knowledge also.
Have a great career......Take care.
Dear visitor,
http://www.vegakitindia.com/ have launched a whole bunch of robotic kits.They also deal with parts for assembling your own robots.In Bangalore, Kwality elctronics and Om elctronics are the authorised dealers for the parts. I hope this info will help people engaging in Robotics projects.
thanq vey much for ur valuable response and suggestions
can i know its address in hyderabad
Sanjana, I do not know vegakitindia.com's address in Hyderabad but visited this page http://www.vegakitindia.com/contact.asp on their website. The only address listed is of Mumbai. Why not you go and directly send an inquiry about Hyderabad's address on this page. I think this will help a lot. There might be some retailers who have been having products of vegakit with them. Try and find out their contacts. Take care....
i would like to know more of how to make different types or kinds of remote controlled cars
Nice hub, very informative. I like R/C but never had the chance to build one myself, will try as my next project.
Best of Luck Kakin for your next project of RCs. Thanks for visiting this hub.
Though I like RC toys but did not know how to make them on your own. Your hub has provided detailed points on how to do that and that is really great for me for people who are just beginners into this hobby. Thanks for the details.
Great. Thanks for your feedback.
man first i thuoght it bad but then i read it whole lin by line then i thought its too good thanks ................
Thank you very much Vishal for reading it line by line and understanding it. Thanks for the comment. You appreciate it and like it and that makes me proud.
Exellent info. I like RC but was scared to build anything because of the flaws. I got guts to experiment now.
Thanks Shweta for the boost. Best of luck for your future endeavours on building RC toys.
Hi Mr. Soni, you have created really nice article on the RC cars and I am really glad to see the links you have provided in this, I mean the links took me to really useful and informational sites on the web. Take care and have a nice day. Once again, thanks for writing such a useful and inpiring article.
Linking is very good habit and I am in this habit for the two years that is why I know how to link and get backlinks to my site. Besides, I will be providing more useful info on RC products in the coming future.
hello mr. soni,
i m from jaipur india, i also want to make my own rc's
but was confused that how?
but now i also can initialize it and thanks for it....
Best of luck Mr. Mittal for your future endevors into building RC toys.
pls soni teach me how to make
toy car i am in nigeria
Definitely I will. Give me your email id.
This is a far cry from the Legos I played with as a child. Thanks for sharing.
regards Zsuzsy
You are welcome Zsuzsy......
That is extremely cool! My son loves the Transformers and with the new movie this will only make him want to build his own even more.
That's really great Ashley. Best of luck for you and your son.
Good stuff, certainly no easy task, but a fun one!
Thanks Smith.
can i making small remote cars plz tel me
my mail id sunnyarora90@yamil.com
Yes anyone can do this Sunny. Follow the steps listed in the article above and you will find your way to success. These steps are for beginners as well as experts in RC.
sir
Could you please tell me how to make a steering for the ROBO CAR?
Please reply at k_v19@ymail.com
Definitely, I will do that today.
Great info. My 8 year old would love to build his own car. I think we'd better start with the kits though!
Hi Alice. This is really if you are starting off with your 8-year-old kid with building his own RC car. For RC planes, I would recommend building up a place using balsa wood and card paper first. Read my hub on this:
How to make a remote controlled airplane with balsa wood and card paper?
i meak robot with your hlep.
Best of luck Nirmal for making your own robot.
vin says:
12 months ago
wow! this is great and awesome.I am a Student..I would like to try Making this stuff.Can you please give me the basic circuit diagrams of a remote control and pcb layouts and also the list of electornic gadgets..Thank You!