Hi all,
I’ll be running a workshop for custom RC cars. You will be provided with all of the basic components - A microcontroller, motors, and everything to join them all together.
The idea here is to get a basic RC car platform in everyone’s hands, just the boring stuff, so that we can build upon it and let our creativity go wild in unexpected ways. The hope would be to see anything from desk-sized Roombas, to racing leagues, to tiny Battlebots, to autonomous sumobots.
It is intentionally hacked together really roughly, because this workshop is for anyone with even a basic amount of tech ability! You don’t have to be an expert builder, maker, programmer, solderer, or artisan. If you’re really good at any particular area, you can really put in the work to improve that part of your vehicle, but everything else will Just Work.
Customising the chassis will be the first thing many people will want to do, I suspect.
(Not mine, not in scope of this workshop)
The thing is super fun to drive around.
The cost is $50 for VHS members, $100 for non-members. Cash in person, or email money transfer. Happy to welcome new VHS members!
Spots will be capped at 8 people for now.
Wednesday, May 11th, 6pm
Required tools: Only a laptop and microUSB cable, the rest of it we have at VHS. Only basic soldering and computer skills required.
There will be a little bit of homework beforehand, but I expect we can finish this in one evening. If not, we can organise a second day soon after.
I can also provide advice on what needs to be done to get these into a good shape for robot combat, or any of the other projects mentioned above (spoiler, much of the components will need to be replaced eventually, but it can be done piecemeal)
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