The purpose of this article is to show how I replaced the C language server that controls the UCTRONICS Robot Car hardware using Javascript (Node.js)

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The UCTRONICS Robot Car Kit for Raspberry PI is great for anyone interested in getting started with robotics. Walter Martins replaced the C language server that controls the Robot Car hardware using Javascript (Node.js) He used Vue.js to implement a simple, rudimentary web application for testing.

Raspberry PI Robot Car Controlled by Node.js