Workshop held in DMM.make AKIBA

Cerevo and DMM.Make AKIBA the “workshop organized by Let’s make IoT mini four wheel drive that can be freely manipulated in Smartphone! “, the off-road type” Wild mini four wheel drive steering the “in smartphone, and throttle control can be remodeled thing. Cut without regret the 4WD mechanism the front part to structural 2WD reduction. The front section was produced in 3D printer original steering parts and wearing the, servo motor and gear to steering in.

Electronic tools using the soldering iron

Radio Control (RC) Partial The important thing is to manipulate it. In the case of ordinary RC, it is to communicate using the 2.4GHz band of RC dedicated radio band 27MHz / 40MHz and general-purpose at the transmitter and receiver, this time the wireless LAN module to use the, smartphone and the WiFi connection , such as Safari and It is controlled by the browser. Forward and raise your fingertip over the smartphone, lowering the recession, it will bend on the left and right. The driver for controlling the motor, the components such as capacitors and LED soldering iron are connected using, proceed to assemble.

Hobby and electronic tools, which spread with the advent of IoT era
Now smartphone is widespread, even if there is no dedicated transmitter WiFi connection by utilizing the smartphone, we were easily able to RC. Production costs also quite reasonable, half a day of production time is a blink. Although this time the participants were many adults, the first time children of the family are many, workshops which can be enjoyed even by children and had become.

(Note: The mini four wheel drive is a registered trademark of Tamiya)

Source: Gizmodo Japan

At Tamiya Circuit in Shizuoka Suruga-ku, endurance race has been carried out using the new product “Mazda Roadster” electric RC Car Series. For media-related companies a total of 13 team showed the fight that was incandescent participated. Full-scale RC course that was used in the television show “Tamiya RC Car Grand Prix” over the 1980-90’s “Tamiya Circuit”. Road paving and the layout is renewed in February this year, it’s very beautiful course. In this place which can also be said to be the Holy Land of RC course, endurance race of one hour of the Roadster only it became the inaugural. Pre-Release of the RC car “Mazda Roadster” one is provided, each team is subjected to the original color ring, various roadster entries. And “pain RC” also said the only Itasha that was attached its own character in, Hatsune Miku Cosplay Race Queen also appeared, had wowed the venue. Media against Roadster endurance race has been carried out 4-hour race with the vehicle, this time also said the RC version. Nantes also competed Mazda team participating in the actual vehicle race, how to address the serious, even while the harmonious was impressive.

Sources Response.jp & Car Watch