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Remote Control Hacks |
 | Control Your PC from Anywhere for Free
Thanks to a few exceptional programs, you can now eliminate any distance barriers between you and your PC. A host of remote access tools are available that do the job in a simple and secure way. The video mentions a few paid services which... |
 | Wiimote Controlled 15 Ton Robotic Claw Arm
Although you can’t play with Wiimote controlled 15 ton grapples in the living room. This hack isn’t anything like the Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot controlled with a Wiimote or the Wiimote operated Lawnmower. This one has gone king-size. This... |
 | Remotely Shutdown, Logoff and Restart your PC using Twitter
Using a dirt simple software application, you can easily remotely control your PC to shutdown, restart or logoff. The software is called TweetMyPC which connects to a dummy twitter account you create solely for the task of controlling your... |
 | Wiimote Controlled Lawn Mower
We’ve got another cool hack for you, this time using the amazing Wiimote, from the Southern University of Denmark's Robot Laboratory. The Wiimote connects to the lawn mower through Bluetooth. From there, a computer interprets the signal and... |
 | DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music Remote With the help of some external hardware and a handheld wireless device such as an iPhone or iPod touch, you can build your own wireless music remote. It's a bit spendy if you don't already have an Iphone/iTouch and a router, but there's a step by... |
 | Build a Remote Control Deadbolt
Using some affordable home automation equipment, learn to build a simple remote control deadbolt. The system is actually incredibly simple using a solenoid and the X10 Keychain Kit (easy to use and under $12 on ebay)Â. We have tons of... |
 | Use the Wii and iPhone to Control an RC car
This fantastic video demonstrates the use of the wiimote, wii balance board, and iPhone to control an RC car. For data transmission, an Arduino is used to communicate between devices. Learn how to do this yourself in a future post - Stay... |
 | DIY RC Airplane Drops Water Bombs
Attaching a high quality camera to his RC plane, one modder used a servo motor to create a water bomb dropping mechanism. The fantastic video above shows the plane on a bombing run and there's also a video demonstrating the release... |
 | Weapon and Radar Clad Spy Robot
A gutted RC car gets transformed into the Remotely Operated Mobile Platform which can be adapted to carry a camcorder, radar, paintball gun and more. All of the build can be accomplished for a relatively low cost.
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 | BB Gun Security Cam With Remote Control
This USB BB gun sports automatic firing, manual reloading, and the ability to fire based on commands given remotely from a PC. This is possible since the weapon actually packs a webcam on the barrel, allowing users to login via their computer,... |
