There is never a shortage of projects that involve modifying inexpensive remote-controlled cards to work with an Arduino - and doing so is easy with a DC motor control shield. However we feel that this project rates a mention due to the quality of the control system. The Arduino in the car has a typical Bluetooth-serial adaptor, which allows for receiving serial data from an Android or other device.
However the quality of the Android app that controls the car is very good, and allows for not control direction and speed control - but also LEDs for headlamps and brake lights plus other options. You can see a quick demonsatration of the system in the following video:
Great work - and the Android app is free, so to get started visit the project page. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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