Later, I helped a friend disassemble a Tesla model, and the mass of circuit boards inside was overwhelming—until I drew 5 diagrams that clarified how the motor controller works. Honestly, even friends ...

Looking for a small robotics project over the Easter weekend? Try swapping an RC car's motors for an Arduino board instead!

The setup requires an Avatal 3117 remote start, an iPhone breakout board, an Arduino, a switching supply cell charger and a handful of transistors, resistors and diodes.

All these components then need to be connected to each other to put the car in motion using the code that is powered by the Arduino board.

The Arduino car simulator has been created as part of their final project at t EDN and is capable of capturing video from a camera equipped remote-control vehicle which is then displayed on a ...