Collaborate Disseminate
It should come as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked renewed interest in robotic deliveries. Amazon saying they would some day land Prime orders in your backyard with a drone sounded pretty fanciful a few years ago, but now that traditional delivery services are under enormous strain and …read more
Continue reading Autonomous Off-Road Food Delivery with Pixhawk
Three students were a little sad when NASA’s Opportunity rover went silent after 15 years on the Martian surface. So they decided to build their own rover inspired by Opportunity to roam their backyards using an off-the-shelf robot chassis, a Raspberry Pi, and the usual list of parts like motors, …read more
Continue reading Student Rover Explores the Backyard in Tribute
NASA has announced that soon after yesterday’s launch of the Mars Perseverance rover, the mission experienced minor issues that have hindered communication and caused the spacecraft couriering the rover to enter a “safe mode.” The mission team is now w… Continue reading Mars rover mission faces technical issues soon after launch
With the roughly 20-day wide launch window for the Mars 2020 mission rapidly approaching, the hype train for the next big mission to the Red Planet is really building up steam. And with good reason — the Mars 2020 mission has been in the works for a better part of …read more
When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, it will carry with it the first-ever spacesuit samples to land on the Red Planet. The materials will be exposed to the brutal high-radiation environment to test how future astronaut-… Continue reading NASA’s Perseverance rover to test future spacesuit materials on Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover touches down on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021, its descent stage will guide it autonomously to a (hopefully) safe landing thanks to a pair of the most precise Martian maps ever produced.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Perseverance rover to be guided by the most precise Mars maps to date
The spacecraft containing NASA’s Perseverance rover has been successfully mated with the rocket that will propel it to Mars. The autonomous rover inside its protective aeroshell, along with the cruise stage and descent stage, are now fixed to the upper… Continue reading Perseverance rover attached to Atlas V rocket ahead of Mars launch
As the name implies, here at Hackaday we strive to bring you interesting projects every single day. But that doesn’t necessarily mean a project only gets one day to grace these storied pages. Quite the opposite, in fact. We’re always happy to revisit a project and find out how far …read more
NASA has awarded Astrobotic a US$199.5-million contract to deliver the space agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s south pole in late 2023. The Pittsburgh-based lunar logistics company will provide end-to-end de… Continue reading Astrobotic selected to land NASA VIPER rover on the Moon
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have looked to shore up the mobility and freedom of future planetary rovers with a new design to tackle loose, troublesome terrain. The team’s Mini Rover uses some clever trickery to get itself out of t… Continue reading Planetary rover wiggles its rear wheels to overcome loose terrain