It has been another very busy week around here – many new changes to the ROV as well as a new project getting started! ROV Unfortunately we haven’t had a chance to get the ROV assembled for a dive in the past week – but we have been very busy testing...
Read moreIt has been longer than we would have liked since our last news posting – but we have been very busy getting our OpenROV finished and into the water! We have posted a significant update about the OpenROV project in the workshop so be sure to check that out! We...
Read moreOpenROV: Major progress was made over the last few days on BC Robotics’ OpenROV #049. Last week we received the final shipment of parts (Motors, Impellers and ESCs) and things are really starting to come along. The software continues to be difficult on the BeagleBone, but we are happy to report...
Read moreNew Product: BC Robotics is now an authorized RF Digital Corp. distributor! RF Digital has recently designed a powerful and user friendly RF transmitter. This system can transmit serial data 150+ meters with high tolerance for interference while maintaining a simple interface. We are now taking pre-orders on their Arduino shield with a...
Read moreIt didn’t take long for the second set of photo clues to give us a correct answer! “Geoff” hit the nail on the head with “OpenROV” (We would have also accepted ROV or Submarine). For those unfamiliar with the OpenROV concept – The OpenROV is an open source underwater robot designed...
Read moreAfter new clues were posted for the “Guess what we are building” contest we had our closest guess to date – Unfortunately it is not a hovercraft – but keep thinking in that direction! We will be posting more clues tomorrow so be sure to check them out! Also, don’t...
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