RC cars are a fun pastime, but for many hackers, taking things to the next level involves making the cars drive themselves. For his Masters thesis, [Jon] did just that, building a self-driving robot ...

A British hobbyist has applied multicopter drone thinking to radically simplify the steering and powertrain of his ...

Which RC drift car is best? Drifting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular areas of motorsport around the world. Known for its flashy displays of swinging cars and burning rubber, this driving ...

We’ve all seen those tiny little RC cars that can climb walls thanks to the suction generated with fans. Their principle is essentially the opposite to that of a hovercraft. [Engineering After Hours] ...

This beautiful RC car is a 1/24 scale reproduction with functional lights, shock suspension, and a speed of up to 5 mph. Here’s a great deal from Walmart that will make your children smile, whether ...

And the hacks keep coming. The ever-versatile Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 continues to wow everyone after the drivers were cracked and ported to Linux. Now, we’ve seen almost everything.

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

Despite the fact that RC cars are enormously fun—how can you not smile when smashing a small automobile into everything from base boards to ankles?—it seems like they rarely duplicate the suspension ...

Laegendary's speedy 1:16 scale RC car is a great gift for both the young and young at heart. James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main ...

There’s a good reason many superheroes are also billionaires: because the fancy gadgets that Iron Man and Batman rely on cost untold millions. It makes fantasies like owning your very own Batmobile ...