You can have a lot of fun with remote-contolled toys and other devices with an Arduino, as the platform makes it quite easy to interface with the controls. One example of this is by the folks at the Brico Bidules blog who have detailed their efforts in modifying a remote control Heng Long Tiger tank. Over a series of articles their work has been documented, and currently leaves us with a laser-guided firing system for the main turret - as demonstrated in the following video:
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