Hey guys, I have a few questions! I need to make a few robots for different competitions in my college, and they need to be manually controlled. So I was wondering if using a transmitter/receiver RC would be a viable option.
I don't have much access to a variety of different RCs and stuff. The only RC I can purchase is this one. Would it be possible to purchase 3 servos, and connect it to that RC and immediately control them? I watched the SoR video (http://www.societyofrobots.com/remote_control_robot.shtml) and it seems like that's all that has been done.
Now, servos. I just did a bit of research and found out that most servos only rotate 90 to 180 degrees, so I would need to find one that rotates 360 degrees right? And servos come with 3 output wires, that just need to be plugged into the receiver correct? Dont need a ESC (electronic speed controller) for servos right?
Also, would I need to program the RC, or like in the video will the servos be controlled as soon as they're plugged in?
I might be paranoid here, but I am afraid of spending quite a bit of money of this hardware, and worried that it might fail or something might go wrong.