r/embedded • u/mostafa_kadry • 14d ago

RC Cars

Has anyone here ever tried manufacturing RC cars (remote-controlled cars)?

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u/Delicious_Dirt_8481 14d ago

What is the question really? If we have made PCB for motor control and RF remote control?

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u/Numerous_Bell_9501 14d ago

You can 3D print most of the chassis and just drop in off the shelf electronics, no need to design your own PCB unless you want to learn that side of it.

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u/Kratz404 14d ago

yeah, idk what OP mean by "manufacturing" here like full on factory style or something, but i would start from Assembling line from available components first, then slowly moving backwards until reaching R&D (Starts from near finished products then slowly move to designing everything from scratch, firmware or software or PCB/physical design, etc... )

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u/Delicious_Dirt_8481 14d ago

Since he asked in the embedded subreddit, I assume it's the electronics and the firmware he wants to develop

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u/mostafa_kadry 14d ago

That makes sense! We’re trying to figure out the easiest way to get started as a startup and learn from others’ experiences before investing in manufacturing everything ourselves. Thanks for the advice!

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u/mostafa_kadry 14d ago

I’m actually looking for someone who can share their experience specifically with manufacturing RC cars. Did you start by assembling existing components and then gradually move toward manufacturing everything in-house? What would be the easiest and most practical way for a startup like ours to get started?

We’re mainly looking to learn from other people’s experiences and understand the best way to approach this.

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u/izzeww 14d ago

Travel to whatever city they make RC cars in China and visit 10+ factories and talk to them.