We have finally finished our engineering project. We added the motors, and the trash can moves. We added a battery to the trash can and the remote. The trash can is complete, and we are glad that it worked.
We have added a battery since the last post and soldered them together to increase voltage. We are using 1.5v AA batteries to power the motor and remote control. The metal strips we added are working well and prevent the robot from collapsing under its own weight.