Try swapping an RC car's motors for an Arduino board instead! News. ... If you ever bought yourself or your kids a remote-control car, ... this brain-swapping project would be an ideal start.

The remote controller [Gilard] used is actually 20 years old, so the output signal of the receiver isn’t actually really clean. We do hope to never see this car on the road….

The system makes it feel as though you are sitting behind the wheel of the smaller remote control car and is powered by an Arduino Uno along with an IBT-2 H-Bridge to control the 24V motors.

Here's a project for Arduino fans with an old iPhone sitting in their junk drawer. Following these instructions from Will O'Brien, you can craft a remote start system that's triggered by SMS. The ...

If you’ve ever needed a short-range remote control for a project, [firestorm] is here to help you out. He put up a great tutorial on using an IR remote to do just about anything with everyone… ...

Once you have it set up, you control everything in your entertainment center using a web browser on your phone or computer. It's a bit of an advanced project, but head over to Make for the full guide.