News The Project Technology RoboSpatium Contribute Subject index Download Responses Games Gadgets Contact <<< Imprint ...to be continued. >>> Send a rover around a planetDrive the prototype R5The rover will be released behind my house in Germany from time to time and you can drive it until the batteries are discharged (around 2h of operation time).Go to the control center of R5. Follow the robot on Twitter to get a message whenever the tiny explorer is online: ![]() Table Of Contents
1. Landing areas The video about the campaignWith the Indiegogo camaign I did not meet my goal but that doesn't mean the project died! The second approach is to build a clearly smaller R6 being less complex and more easy to handle that is also cheaper to send to your destination. With my newly created CNC v3.2 I have the capabilities to start a small volume series of the robot, so that a fleet of explorers can start multiple missions at once. You can become a sponsor of one of those rovers. More about that idea will be published as soon as the first R6 runs fine. Links on the World Wide Web:![]() Norbert "Homofaciens" Heinz is a long-time Friend of Pi (you may know him as That Guy with the Amazing Voice). His videos, available in both German and English, showcase some brilliantly imaginative engineering, and we're always excited whenever a new one comes out... Read all The idea behind the campaign:The idea is to send one or more robot(s) around planet earth. The tour will be a relay "race" (it's a slow vehicle), thus besides money, I need your help to make my dream come true:1. Candidates for landing areas
How to apply for a landing area and what to considerThe robot will be send to you by a parcel service. You must feed the robot with electricity (plug in the rover's battery charger or insert charged batteries) and provide a way to get connected to the Internet (usually a WLAN hotspot or a smartphone). Watch over the robot all the time it runs in your area (it can drive into trouble or might be removed by local species...).You will get the robot for several days, so that you can prepare your landing area and test all functionalities. I will assist in setting up the robot. Try to give many people a hand on the robot the time it resides in your area - a primary mission goal is to inspire future engineers and makers. Have a look at my RoboSpatium to see how it works (e.g. the infrared communication modules in my Automuseum). R5 will be online from time to time to give you an impression of an outdoor operation. You must send the rover to it's next destination or back to me after your mission is over. If you are interested in becoming a mission target, send a mail to landing-area@RoboSpatium.de including the following information:
2. Construction details of the robotThe construction details of R5 are available.Those of R6 will go online as soon as the robot runs. 3. ScheduleThe world tour starts if there is a sufficient number of donations allowing me to build the robot and moreover to pay the shipping. The time between two missions depends on the travel time of the robot. Whenever it moves between countries, customs clearance might delay the journey. That time will be even longer if the robot travels between continents. To keep the time between two missions short, the sequence of missions will be planned with frontiers in mind. The journey will last until there is no money left, but it can be restarted whenever new donations are made.4. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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