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Web app turns Valve's Steam Controller into an RC car using rumble motors

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A new web application allows users to control Valve's Steam Controller as a remote-controlled car by utilizing its rumble motors. This tool, accessible through a web browser using WebHID, enables the controller to move across flat surfaces by varying the vibration pulses. The second-generation Steam Controller, which launched in May, has seen significant community interest, with Valve releasing its CAD files to encourage accessory design and managing high demand through a reservation system. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operations; demonstrates creative repurposing of hardware via web technologies.

RANK_REASON A third-party web application repurposes an existing consumer electronic device for a novel, non-intended use.

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Web app turns Valve's Steam Controller into an RC car using rumble motors

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors

    A developer has created a Chromium browser-based tool that turns Valve's second-gen Steam Controller into a self-propelled RC car.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors A developer has created

    New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors A developer has created a Chromium browser-based tool that turns Valve's second-gen Steam Controller into a self-propelled RC car. https://www.…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/web-app-drives-valves-…

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