The Bigger The Boy, The Bigger The Toy

I remember as a kid, my favorite toys were remote controlled cars. As I got older and more mature, so did the evolutionary capabilities of the remote controlled car. I actually hold it dear to my heart because the evolution of the “remote controlled car” is probably parallel with my own life, in terms of the technology being fit for my current maturity level of the time. For example, when I was a toddler, I had to play with the car that was attached to the remote control by a wire. I had to chase the car around because it couldn’t go more than the allotted few feet of wire that was attached to it. Then, I got older and the RC cars got bigger and better. An antenna was now attached to the remote control which allowed me to stay stationary and control the car at a wider radius. Still, I got older and the toy got steadily better. Now, there were remote controlled hovercrafts, toy vehicles floating on water, and also the control capabilities were a lot stronger as I found I could control the car from further and further away.

Now, fast forward to the present time--I am 23 years old, an adult, and well, I need the remote control car to be befitting of that. Leave it up to Dr. James Brighton from Cranfield University to convert the Hummer H3 to a fully functional remote controlled toy—that’s right folks, an RC Hummer H3. You might be thinking, “Oh cool, there’s a remote controlled Hummer, not much different from the RC Tonka trucks back then.” No. I’m talking about a real, actual full-sized Hummer H3 that was converted into being RC.

The conversion took only a month to complete. When asked about the vehicle, Dr. James Brighton says, “Converting the HUMMER H3 into the super-sized remote control car took a month to complete but we've had lots of fun in the process. The results are clear–all controllers will be amazed by the handling ability–the best any radio controlled vehicle has had to date. The vehicle is capable of climbing a 407mm vertical wall, traversing a 40% side slope and operating in up to 610mm of water–imagine the fun.”

Big boys get big toys, indeed.







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