Fully DIY in-wheel-motor autonomous RC car runs SLAM on a ¥2000 LiDAR
___Mufasaa · x · 2026-11-11
Japan's Overdrive team built an autonomous RC car around custom in-wheel motors: nearly everything from the hub motors to front-wheel servos is self-made via aluminum machining and 3D printing (store-bought parts are basically just dampers). The SLAM pipeline runs on a LiDAR costing only 2000 yen, and the author published an explainer site for autonomous mini cars.
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