This week's inspiration is to build a robot that can be controlled by a human. Although remote controlled robots may seem relatively easy to program and perhaps build, they don't have to be. Building and programming the remote control system can be a big challenge by itself. In addition, a robot that is remote controlled can still have many autonomous functions so that the driver doesn't have too many things to keep track of. For example, since I'm competing in FTC, a competition involving remote controlled robots part of the time, I'm constantly looking for ways to program my team's robot to either help the driver or take care of functions entirely so that the driver doesn't need to worry about it.
One fun application of remote controlled robots is a Battle Bots game, where multiple robots try to flip or disable their opponents. Once I made a remote controlled robot to battle with some of my siblings' Spybots. Racing is another possible application of remote controlled robots. If you have a wireless camera to attach to your robot, you could make a robotic explorer that would let you explore a room while sitting at your computer.
Some robots you can use for inspiration include my PC-Controlled Robot, Jim's remote controlled robot with camera goggles, and Philo's Spy Camera Rover along with his NXT Joystick. There's lots of others out there, and feel free to comment with any good ones you know of!
-Jonathan
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