24 Hours of Le Airplanes
There’s no more famous road endurance race than the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where teams compete to see how far they can drive in a single 24-hour window. The …read more Continue reading 24 Hours of Le Airplanes
Tag Archives: Remote Control
Scroll Through ESPHome With iPod-style Click Wheel
While you’d be hard pressed to find a Hackaday writer that feels any nostalgia for the DRM nonsense the iPod helped to introduce, we’ve got to admit that we miss …read more Continue reading Scroll Through ESPHome With iPod-style Click Wheel
Argus unmanned surface vessel designed for accurate ocean mapping
Norway’s Argeo has launched the first uncrewed survey and inspection vessel based on the Mariner X platform from Maritime Robotics. The Argus is expected to undertake mapping and inspection operations for offshore wind projects.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Argus unmanned surface vessel designed for accurate ocean mapping
US mass shootings prompt development of Taser-wielding drone
It’s a sad fact that mass shootings have become an all-too-common occurrence in the US. Defense tech company Axon has announced what it states will be a new means of resolving such incidents quickly and relatively safely, utilizing a drone equipped wit… Continue reading US mass shootings prompt development of Taser-wielding drone
Review: Gladius Mini S sets the standard for consumer underwater drones
Consumer drone technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, yet we mostly just hear about aerial drones. Underwater drones “are a thing” too, and I recently had a chance to try out one of the best – Chasing Innovation’s Gladius Mini S.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Review: Gladius Mini S sets the standard for consumer underwater drones
Saving Birds With 3D Printed Boats
Montana, rightfully nicknamed the big sky country, is a beautiful state with abundant wide open landscapes, mountains, and wildlife. It’s a fantastic place to visit or live, but if you …read more Continue reading Saving Birds With 3D Printed Boats
Smallest-ever remote-control walking robot uses shape-memory alloy
Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have demonstrated the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robot, at just half a millimeter wide. Such tiny machines can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn and jump without hydraulics or electricity…. Continue reading Smallest-ever remote-control walking robot uses shape-memory alloy
GoPro Volta brings more power, remote control and a minipod to the Hero
While the GoPro Hero is still pretty much the name in actioncams, it can sometimes be fiddly to operate, plus its battery life may be too short for some uses. The new Volta is designed to address those shortcomings, combining one-handed controls with a… Continue reading GoPro Volta brings more power, remote control and a minipod to the Hero
World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads
Once the steering wheel is taken out of cars altogether, there will still need to be a way to deal with weird “edge case” situations that an autonomous AI can’t figure out. That may require human drivers to stay on standby, ready to take the wheel by r… Continue reading World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads
Tracked RC Vehicle is (Mostly) 3D Printed
While wheels might seem like a foundational technology, they do have one major flaw: they typically need maintained roads in order to work. Anyone who has experience driving a Jeep …read more Continue reading Tracked RC Vehicle is (Mostly) 3D Printed