Multifunction arduino robot - beginer

[Radu_Andrei]

It proved to be quite a hard thing to find a servo that goes 270 degrees. Very easy to find 360 continuous, though.
So this is the one I found, around 14 euro a piece, 4x4x2cm (which is the upper size limit for my project, but still, it is good).
The only RC remote that does not break the bank, and has enough channels is this one. . 10 ch and I can get at around 80 euro including the receiver, which seems a great deal.

1. rc transmitter/receiver and 270 degree servos x2 - 110 euro by now

Doing the research, I found a few extra options:

2. ps3 controller setup - pro: it does not need extra batteries, has lots of channels/buttons
3. chinesse cheap remote 12 ch - pro: lots of channels for 25 quit.
4. excavator toy -60 euro - pro: includes the cheap remote, and has 15 functions which mean lots of motors and gears, which I can take out of the case and reuse them for my project. no programming needed. cons: it is a toy, so I don't know how long it it gonna last
5. ir remote control and steppers, and probably with a mega 2560. pro: almost everything is very cheap, so I can build as many 4 channel configurations I desire

I am quite divided on this options, although the excavator thing seems the fastest way to go around, but I would like very much to hear your thoughs on this, some pros and cons.