Robotic Cam Steered Vehicle

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Fifty plus years ago, a toy car arrived under the Christmas tree that boasted one electric motor powered by two D cell batteries. The electric motor drove the rear wheels forward, while a unique gear-driven rotating "cam" steered the car along a geometric path. Multiple cams came with the car, and swapping them out allowed for different travel paths. The toy has long vanished, and despite efforts to locate another one, it remains lost in time. Today's world of microcontrollers and servo/stepper motor driven vehicles inspired me to recreate my decades-old electric motor driven/cam steered toy car in 3D printed form, dubbed "Robotic Cam Steered Vehicle" for kids, grandkids, and myself. As usual, I likely forgot a file or two, so feel free to ask questions - I make plenty of mistakes. Designed with Autodesk Fusion 360, sliced using Cura 4.4.0, and printed in PLA on an Ultimaker 3 Extended and an Ultimaker S5. One final note: no compensation is received for the design, equipment, parts, or materials used in this model.