Embedded Lab

Tamas is a 17 years old electronics enthusiast from Hungary. His latest creation, which he shared on Instructables, is an Arduino-powered rover that can be controlled with brainwaves or a joystick. The best part of it is, while it’s being operated, you will also have access to a live video stream from the mounted camera via your pair of virtual reality glasses.

This is an all terrain vehicle, that means that you can control it on snow, sand, any kind of ground, wet surface and of course indoors. It is powered by two 18650 lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 2600 mAh. These are connected in series so the maximum voltage is 8.4 volts, that ensures the seamless operation. Can climb hills that up to 35-40 degrees. The maximum control range with the new HC-12 serial communication module is 1.8-1 kilometers if the controllers can see each other. That’s insane! Of course the WiFi FPV’s range is only around 45-50 meters, but the HC-12 ensures a very stable communication.