Hello all! I figured I'd give a quick update as to the slow progress on my Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Most of the rear instruments are complete, the next part is to fill in the top, side, and bottom details. I do not know how I'm going to do the robotic arm and have it functional, there doesn't appear to be enough sliders to do it cleanly. I'll have to look into using variables with some buttons and switches to allow it to be controlled.
On an unrelated note, I released a new build the other day, my Zoomer V2 Helicopter, check it out if interested!
That's all for now, thanks!
@BagelPlane i see, well, good luck then, also, of course i don't forget about you.
@YarisSedan Pardon the late response; I currently do not have an estimate on when I'll finish the rover up. I am eager to finish it, but there's a few hurdles to overcome still. Primarily I don't know how to allow control of the main arm. There are four rotating joints, which each need independent articulation. The current plan is a deployable board of sliders/joysticks/switches that in a specific camera view users can interact with to move the arm around. Will it work? Maybe? Thankfully my semester is wrapping up and perhaps I can sink some more hours into this project over winter break. I appreciate the inquiry- its good to see I haven't been forgotten about in my hiatus 😂.
@BagelPlane anyways, when will it be finished?
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Oh YOU'RE the guy that made the Desert Hawk!
I've had the plane for so long in my list. I legit forgot who made it
damn! T!
@jamesPLANESii thanks!
Wow! That looks amazing!!!