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CTIN 544 - ROBOCAR - PART 1

For Perry Hoberman's Experiments In Interactivity 2, I present how to make an arduino controlled RC Mustang.

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Step One: Break open the controller:
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You'll find 4 switches for the control directions. We need to override these switches with the arduino.
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We take these and make 8 solder joints to our wires over the back of the existing switch solders on the original board.
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Then its simply a matter of correctly wiring and programming the arduino to override the switches to send commands to the RC car. (PART 2 Will have instructions, code and a demo video of the ROBOCAR.)

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