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<div>From: "Eric Yundt via DPRGlist" <<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>></div>
<div>To: "James LeRoy" <<a href="mailto:james@getsurreal.com">james@getsurreal.com</a>></div>
<div>Cc: "DPRG" <<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>></div>
<div>Sent: 8/3/2018 3:31:01 PM</div>
<div>Subject: Re: [Dprglist] Open Source Curiosity type rover from NASA</div><div><br /></div>
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<div dir="ltr">James,<div><br /></div><div>I have always wanted to build a Rocker-Bogie chassis Robot. I've got some rough terrain to use for my own version of RoboColumbus that I thought would be a perfect candidate for a Rocker-Bogie chassis. However JPL's Open Source Rover Website hates me!<div><br /></div><div> JPL Open Source Rover Website</div><div> <a href="https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/">https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Trying to go there with my completely up-to-date Chrome browser gets me to:</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/unsupported.html">https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/unsupported.html</a></div><div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> This website is optimized for certain browsers and devices. </div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> Please upgrade your browser.</div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" />Maybe rather than $2500 for JPL's Rover build I can get my kicks out of this PVC Rocker-Bogie build?</div><div><br /></div><div> How to Make a Mars Rover / Rocker bogie Robot</div><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zx7tGtwF5g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zx7tGtwF5g</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra">I noticed David Anderson mentioned they ruled out Rocker-Bogie chassis when planning jBot for lack of speed. While it is pretty much true it must come to complete stop when climbing over a large obstacle, what is the alternative? </div><div class="gmail_extra">Avoidance? Maybe the Boston Dynamics Sand Flea solution? jajaja.<br /></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra"> Sand Flea Jumping Robot<br /></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo</a><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">jBot seems to pretty robustly climb over obstacles although has a little bit of climbing pause when climbing stairs -- especially the initial step and whenever the front wheels are not already airborne...</div>Very nice videos on your jBot page David! Thanks for sharing.<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra">--</div><div class="gmail_extra">Eric</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:35 PM, James LeRoy via DPRGlist <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>></span> wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Even if you don't actually build one. Studying how they designed it
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<div class="gmail-m_195658679856836695moz-cite-prefix">On 8/3/2018 11:58 AM, Doug Paradis via
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<div dir="ltr">Link to the an article about the open source rover
that NASA released based on Curiosity.
<div><a href="http://goog_1122237558"><br />
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<div><a href="https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/274705-nasas-open-source-rover-is-a-miniature-curiosity-you-can-build-yourself">https://www.extremetech.com/<wbr>extreme/274705-nasas-open-<wbr>source-rover-is-a-miniature-<wbr>curiosity-you-can-build-<wbr>yourself</wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></a><br />
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Doug P.</div>
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