I think it's super awesome when NASA does really cool open source avtivities like this. I hope it helps garner more interest and even then it's a fun thing to check out and runs well on mobile...
I think it's super awesome when NASA does really cool open source avtivities like this. I hope it helps garner more interest and even then it's a fun thing to check out and runs well on mobile (for me at least). I wonder if they designed it that way purposefully?
Thank you so much for this! Very interesting. Their video has it driving backwards compared with the NASA one, wonder if it makes any difference. Clearly better to contribute to this than start my...
Thank you so much for this! Very interesting. Their video has it driving backwards compared with the NASA one, wonder if it makes any difference.
Clearly better to contribute to this than start my own project. :)
Yeah the price puts it (I imagine) outside the range of anyone who's not already into robotics and doesn't have a university or work connection to get into it.
Yeah the price puts it (I imagine) outside the range of anyone who's not already into robotics and doesn't have a university or work connection to get into it.
I could imagine a well off high school / 6th form clubbing together several classes to build it collaboratively. Would take a long time if you didn't parallelize. I'm tempted to build it with...
I could imagine a well off high school / 6th form clubbing together several classes to build it collaboratively. Would take a long time if you didn't parallelize.
I'm tempted to build it with cheaper components and document the process. The problem with this is that suppliers are much more likely to vanish when the next person tries to follow you.
I think it's super awesome when NASA does really cool open source avtivities like this. I hope it helps garner more interest and even then it's a fun thing to check out and runs well on mobile (for me at least). I wonder if they designed it that way purposefully?
Aside from the DIY project, the site is incredible.
I had too much fun driving the rover around.
This is pretty awesome although the price point is kinda high (Do you really need to buy batteries from a frickin diving supplier?)
Someone made a ~$500 alternative. See https://github.com/Roger-random/Sawppy_Rover and https://hackaday.io/project/158208-sawppy-the-rover
Thank you so much for this! Very interesting. Their video has it driving backwards compared with the NASA one, wonder if it makes any difference.
Clearly better to contribute to this than start my own project. :)
Yeah the price puts it (I imagine) outside the range of anyone who's not already into robotics and doesn't have a university or work connection to get into it.
I could imagine a well off high school / 6th form clubbing together several classes to build it collaboratively. Would take a long time if you didn't parallelize.
I'm tempted to build it with cheaper components and document the process. The problem with this is that suppliers are much more likely to vanish when the next person tries to follow you.