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Rover Project Build Thread

Started this discussion. Last reply by headinthetrees Mar 29. 10 Replies

Hey DiyDrones, New here, thought I'd introduce myself by talking about the project I'm planning out right now. Initially I had planned on building a quadcopter, but I decided first I'm going to build…Continue

 

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headinthetrees replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"No unfortunately haven't had any time to tinker.  Had a lot of other work-related projects going on and quite a few amazing powder days."
Mar 29

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Thomas J Coyle III replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"headinthe trees, Any progress yet? I just finished putting together a Traxxas E-Maxx chassis from pieces purchased off of eBay. I presently have lowered the chassis body support posts to their lowest level on the shock towers in order to mount a…"
Mar 29
headinthetrees replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"Cool man, your projects sound interesting.  Thank you for your reply. I'd go for the robotic kits too if price wasn't an issue, but picking up a used crawler on craigslist saved me a lot of money on this project.  I also picked…"
Jan 4
Mark replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"Austin and I are pursuing a similar course. We already have our EV1 unit constructed - APM 1.4 on Traxxas 2WD Slash. Our EV2 unit is based on Mecanum wheels - and is on backorder from the RobotShop. Our EV3 unit was to be a Tamiya tank - but after a…"
Jan 3
headinthetrees replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"Those are some cool products for sure.  But I already got the r/c crawler and I think it will do pretty well for what I need.  I'd rather spend the extra money on a nice megapixel ip cam and fabricate my own mounts for whatever…"
Dec 4, 2011

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Thomas J Coyle III replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"headinthetrees, Given the amount of funds you have to spend, you might want to consider this: http://www.mymindsi.com/ Regards, TCIII"
Dec 4, 2011
headinthetrees replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"So I found a platform for my rover.  Unfortunately its not a summit, but it will do for now.  Its an HPI Wheely King that's already been lightly modified for crawling. Next step on the build is to order the arduino, a crawler…"
Dec 4, 2011
Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"sounds like you have the facilities to do some really exciting stuff"
Dec 1, 2011
headinthetrees replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"The recharge station already has land power (and water if it needs a bath) so that's not an issue.  The solar on the vehicle would just be to trickle charge the battery when it was stationary.  I'm thinking of making some sort of…"
Dec 1, 2011
Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio replied to headinthetrees's discussion Rover Project Build Thread
"Yes i have some 4x4's under conversation and i really like your ideas Battery power might be the only big drawback. Can you design some solar recharge stations at the checkin points? May I suggest you also add a water cannon to…"
Dec 1, 2011
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Rover Project Build Thread

Hey DiyDrones, New here, thought I'd introduce myself by talking about the project I'm planning out right now. Initially I had planned on building a quadcopter, but I decided first I'm going to build an Arduino powered 4wd autonomous rover.  I'll probably start with a Traxxas Summit RC car, though I'm still researching other options (and searching craigslist for good deals.) I live on 40 acres of very…See More
Dec 1, 2011

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