Using a PC to control a robot buggy

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Hi All,

I was surfing the internet the other day and came across a website where someone had created a robot that was being controlled by a pc. Sounded and looked cool I thought. So..

Ive been thinking about how to do it and I have come to a point where I am stuck. I know that you can get motors that can be controlled from a pc, so thats cool. What Im stuck with though is the front wheels. The rear driving wheels would be easy as its just forward or back, but how do you get a motor to control steering? This has baffled me.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Edward
 
How would I be able to use a servo for the steering?

Sorry, Im new to all this engineering stuff, any chance someone could explain what 'Motor driver IC/ H-Bridge', MAX32 chip to convert the TX/RX serial into TTL, PIC, AVR microcontrollers are please.

Thanks again.
 
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