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Things You'll Need
Instructions
Procure a radio-controlled car. Scout around your house for an old RC car toy or head to a local store or online to purchase an inexpensive RC vehicle. As of this publication, these can cost as little as $10 to $15 and the low-cost models will work perfectly for your RC bot.
Remove the plastic shell from the RC bot. This shell stylizes the car and is superfluous and of no use to creating the RC bot.
Salvage the two servos -- the motors for your RC bot -- the green receiver board and the black battery pack. You may leave the servos attached to the wheel base as is, but you need to remove the receiver board and the battery pack. The wheel base will remain and serve as the base for your RC bot, as well as its efficient mode of transportation.
Cut two hook and loop fastener strips into two separate pieces each using scissors. One piece will consist of the "hooks" side of the strip, while the other will consist of the "loops" side.
Apply a thin layer of toy model glue to the back of each of the hook and loop fastener pieces. Place the one "loops" piece onto the top center of the wheel base, and place the other "loops" piece onto the bottom center of the base. Affix them firmly in place and allow several minutes of drying.
Place the first "hooks" piece onto the back of the battery pack, and the other piece onto the back of the receiver board.
Connect the receiver board to the "loops" piece on the top center of the wheel base. Also, connect the battery pack to the bottom center of the base via the other "loops" piece.
Wire the battery and the servos to the receiver board. The receiver has insertion points, or channels, along its end that can house the wires from other components and allow for connections to be made. Take the two-wire lead and insert both wires into the channel on the end of the receiver board marked as "Batt" or "Battery."
Connect each servo to the receiver board. Ensure each servo's wire lead is connected to a separate channel on the receiver, and also ensure that these channels are separate from the one used for the battery.
Turn on the controller that came with the RC car. You may now use this to communicate with your RC bot's receiver board and dictate the movement of your bot.