Remotely controlled vehicle with detachably attachable wheels

A method for forming a remotely controlled vehicle, the method comprising acts of:

• forming a body member to have a left portion, a right portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a quick release mechanism connected with the body member;
• rotationally mounting a detachably attachable right wheel having a wheel attachment mechanism, the right wheel proximate the right portion of the body member for rotationally supporting the body member on a supporting surface, the right wheel having dimensions and a peripheral portion such that the peripheral portion of the right wheel extends beyond the top, bottom, and front portions of the body member, the detachably attachable right wheel being detachably attachable with the body member through use of the quick release mechanism;
• drivably coupling a first motor with the right wheel;
• rotationally mounting a detachably attachable left wheel having a wheel attachment mechanism, the left wheel proximate the left portion of the body member for rotationally supporting the body member on the supporting surface, the left wheel having dimensions and a peripheral portion such that the peripheral portion of the left wheel extends beyond the top, bottom, and front portions of the body member, the detachably attachable left wheel being detachably attachable with the body member through use of the quick release mechanism;
• drivably coupling a second motor with the left wheel;
• attaching a receiver with the body member for receiving control signals from a remotely controlled transmitter, the receiver being independently connected with both the first and second motors such that a control signal from the remotely controlled transmitter provides for independent control of each of the first and second motors and their respective right and left wheels;
• and
• attaching a stabilization apparatus with the body member such that when the wheels are engaged, the stabilization apparatus is forced against the supporting surface, thereby preventing the body member from continuously spinning in place;
• wherein the body member further has a left body member attachment mechanism and a right body member attachment mechanism, and wherein the quick release mechanism is operably connected with at least one of the body member attachment mechanisms;
• wherein each body member attachment mechanism is formed to selectively connect with and lock a wheel attachment mechanism against the body member attachment mechanism, such that when a wheel and its corresponding wheel attachment mechanism are locked in place against the body member attachment mechanism, actuation of the quick release mechanism causes the body member attachment mechanism to disengage from the wheel attachment mechanism and thereby release the wheel;
• wherein the wheel attachment mechanism is a central rotor with outer ridges formed to be connected with the body member attachment mechanism, the body member attachment mechanism including a space for insertion of the central rotor and a pin for sliding within the outer ridges, such that the pin locks the central rotor within the body member attachment mechanism, thereby locking the wheel with the body member, and wherein actuation of the quick release apparatus causes the pin to disengage from the outer ridges and thereby release the wheel;
• whereby through use of a remotely controlled transmitter, a user can independently control each of the right and left wheels, such that uni-engagement of the left or right wheels alone causes the remotely controlled vehicle to turn, and bi-engagement of both the right and left wheels in opposite directions also causes the remotely controlled vehicle to turn, while bi-engagement in the same direction causes the remotely controlled vehicle to propel itself forward, thereby allowing a user to maneuver the remotely controlled vehicle in forward, reverse, left, and right directions.