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Having a remote control plane or helicopter literally puts the thrill of flight in your hands. And if you've never flown a drone or played with a remote control car or monster truck, you won't have a ...

In the moments before the race, the pit area is bustling. Drivers, hunched over their diminutive racing machines, are swapping their rechargeable batteries and making finely tuned adjustments to motor ...

(InfraRed remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment within a room using light signals in the infrared (IR) range. Infrared light requires ...

In September, 1898, at Madison Square Garden, Nikola Tesla revealed a new invention: a radio-controlled torpedo boat. It was the first demonstration of wireless remote control in history, and it ...

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