A Remote-Controlled Baby Stroller… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Like many of us, ‘Homy’ no longer gets to do as many interesting ‘home laboratory’ projects as he used to, as he now has young kids. On the other hand, having kids does tend to give you lots of ideas relating to your now-changed life, such as… a remote-controlled baby stroller!

Sure, this might not be the first thing most people think of when taking care of kids, but after some experiments involving what kind of motors would be needed, he set about building this RC buggy. These calculations led to an interesting problem in that once the project was ready, Homy’s kid had grown significantly, so much so that the motors weren’t powerful enough to push him.

Nonetheless, the project was eventually finished, with motors controlled by an Arduino Pro Mini and a remote device featuring an accelerometer. The project does work, and before you get too concerned about safety, if the stroller gets out of range of the transmitter, it’s programmed to slowly come to a stop!