I'm really excited to share a project I've been working on over the last few weeks - a Raspberry Pi RC camera car controlled through a phone on WiFi with a live FPV video feed. It's a Flask server with Socket.IO integration, and the frontend is a React app with virtual joysticks to control both the car's movement and the camera platform's tilt and pan.
On the GitHub repository readme, I list all the parts I used, instructions to build it and install the software, and I talk about how to modify the code for use in other projects. I'm particularly proud of the React frontend with the virtual joysticks. I know that the concept of a camera car is not new, and that there are multiple variants of it, but what sets my project apart is the user interface to control the car. The way the phone is held horizontally and both thumbs are in a constant active position makes the experience feel like a video game, and the UI seems like it could be relevant for other robotics projects that require control of servos.
Demo of the in-app first person view / controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtcBjbbCzTw
GitHub repository: https://github.com/diracleo/pi-camera-car
Please let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions or questions.
On the GitHub repository readme, I list all the parts I used, instructions to build it and install the software, and I talk about how to modify the code for use in other projects. I'm particularly proud of the React frontend with the virtual joysticks. I know that the concept of a camera car is not new, and that there are multiple variants of it, but what sets my project apart is the user interface to control the car. The way the phone is held horizontally and both thumbs are in a constant active position makes the experience feel like a video game, and the UI seems like it could be relevant for other robotics projects that require control of servos.
Demo of the in-app first person view / controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtcBjbbCzTw
GitHub repository: https://github.com/diracleo/pi-camera-car
Please let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions or questions.
Statistics: Posted by diracleo — Sun Feb 01, 2026 5:26 am