Adding WiFi controls to a RC car using Arduino

Опубликовано: 29 Апрель 2026
на канале: Brian Lough
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In this video I'm going to show you how to add WiFi controls to a toy remote control car using an ESP8266.

This is actually a really simple project, so it would actually make a good project for someone pretty new to Arduino. Even the way I show it in the video I did not even need to solder for it.

Code (Github): https://github.com/witnessmenow/simpl...

More detailed instructions available on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/Simp...

Parts For the project:

RC Car Mazda: https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/t...

Subaru also available (It's the exact same inside): https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/t...

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