Wifi Robot with Camera

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This Wifi Robot that Jonathan Bennett created is very well put together, best of all it was built on a budget. The five dollar base car that the hardware is mounted to is proof of that.

"A remote control car that can be driven over the internet or with a laptop wirelessly from up to 500m away. It has a live-feed network camera so that it can be driven without line of sight and a horn so that you can honk at people. Adding a network camera, router, heavier batteries, extra circuits, and a whole bunch of wires adds a lot of extra weight that the car wasn’t designed for. Because of all of the additions, you’ll need to find a pretty large RC car. Thrift stores often sell RC vehicles (without remotes!) for $3-5. I have bought a number of cars this way for taking apart. Vehicles in the 1:10 size ratio or bigger are appropriate; you probably don’t want to go any smaller. I bought this car for $5 at Value Village."

Via: Robot Maker

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14 Comments


  1. Angela Bennett, run away!!! they know where you are!!!


  2. i do not know why but sieng the lynksys wifi router on top of the
    rc robot makes me smile


  3. Same here, great project!



  5. How the heck do you get the servos to connect to the router? What makes them turn?



  7. @Alan
    The steering system is simply a dc motor with a wiper position sensor. A PIC16F628A microcontroller is interfaced to the car’s original drive circuitry. The router has been modified to have a serial port. The serial port is connected the microcontroller.

    I hope that answers your question!

    Jon



  9. where can i download the plan or the homebrew software for this? how is the coding like? do email me at mikecivic2003@gmail.com


  11. Excellent model. Exactly what I was thinking to make. I m also working on a similar kind of thing. However, there are many significant changes in terms of features.
    I just want additional technical details for this. Anyone Please………

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