Controlling inexpensive remote-control cars with an Arduino is quite simple and popular, you can do it in a few hours. However with a more intelligent form of control system - the car can be made to follow a set pattern, which lends itself to drawing or creating art where the car is the artists' brush (in board terms).
One great example of doing so has been demonstrated by Pierre Paslier - who turned an RC car into a flour dispenser. By doing so, the car can lay trails of flour and thus "draw" over large flat surfaces such as a town square - shown in the video below:
However you don't need to worry about getting it right the first time, as Pierre uses software to capture and play back keystrokes that control the car - and the flour hopper, thus giving the user an opportunity to practice before creating art or making a huge mess. Unless the mess is considered art. Either way, check out his Instructable page to learn how. And for more, we're on facebook, Google+, and twitter - so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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