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[Kato RC Publishing Article #35] 20,000 Yen, KiCAD, and a Single Soldering Iron—The Era of Open-Source RC Cars and Drones Built from Scratch by Individuals

Don't buy an RC car. Or, to be precise, "don't buy a mass-produced one." The year is 2026. Drawing circuit diagrams in KiCAD, ordering PCBs from PCBGOGO, flashing firmware to an ESP32, and printing a ...
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[Kato RC #15] The Day the Smartphone Became a Transmitter — How a $30 ESP32 RC Car Kills $700 RC Gear

Have you ever bought a $700 transmitter? A Futaba 10PX. A SANWA M17. The moment you touch it, you think, 'This is it.' The precision of the sticks, the response, the way it feels in your hands. It is ...

Ukrainian midrange drones reshape the battlefield by targeting Russian supply lines

Ukrainian pilots are using midrange drones to disrupt Russian supply lines. From a command post in Kharkiv, they target roads ...