What is the parts list for the blue “Powerwheels” robot car pictured in this website?
This robot car depicted in this webpage was constructed primarily by freshman and sophomore engineering, computer science, and IST students at Penn State Abington during the spring of 2004 into 2005 (with some help from the instructor). The robot is based on a commercially available Power Wheels ™ battery-powered car that has been modified for computer control. We used a bicycle gear and a chain connected to a servo motor for steering control, and utilized an electronic speed controller for control of the motors. We ultimately used a 6-volt battery to provide power to the servo motor and wheels, and a 12-volt battery with an inverter to supply power to the laptop, speakers, etc. In our experiments, we used a HandyBoard to control both the steering and the wheel motors (later replaced with a Pontech SV203). It is not perfect, but it works (most of the time). Basically, any standard microcontroller, PDA, or laptop that can control servo motors can control this vehicle. The other senso
