moverstreet's Blog

Controlling your robot with a video game remote controller or something similar is the way to go. You can get by with PC control or IR remote control in some competitions. The problem you run into is that you are looking at the PC or the IR remote control more than you are looking at your robot or what is going on around them. Must people are already use to looking at a TV or computer monitor while pushing buttons on a game controller. So it comes natural for most people to control their robot using these way. The most important thing to do is to practice, practice and practice more. The less you have to think about what button to push the better. The other side benefit is that there is also less interference with the signal sent by most game controllers. I have been happy with my PS2 game controller so far. They are cheap and easy to use. The only problem that I have ran into is that you must make sure that the receiver and the controller or synced-up before you start.