I would love to build something like this just for general personal experimentation including a kid. I basically want something that is:
- somewhat large (about this rover size) so it can drive around a typical residential yard mixed in with occasional obstacle
- sturdy enough to carry payloads like 1/2 gallon of water or so, survive a kid sitting on it, etc.
- relatively water resistant. Doesn't need to survive falling into a pool, but operating during light rain and especially dew would be great. Needs a payload housing that would protect hosted electronics from getting wet.
I'm not even sure how much the suspension is needed, I feel as long as the wheels are independently driven and relatively large that would be OK.
Mission #1: chase away squirrels and rabbits
Mission #2: shoot them with a water jet/acorn launcher :-)
Mission #3: real-time video feed and remote control to explore the woods at night
For waterproof electronics, I've had success building with these types of cases, just drill holes for wires going out, and seal them up with Sikaflex. With the transparent ones you can have an OLED display on the inside for status etc. They're usually found in your Home Depot style shop:
- somewhat large (about this rover size) so it can drive around a typical residential yard mixed in with occasional obstacle
- sturdy enough to carry payloads like 1/2 gallon of water or so, survive a kid sitting on it, etc.
- relatively water resistant. Doesn't need to survive falling into a pool, but operating during light rain and especially dew would be great. Needs a payload housing that would protect hosted electronics from getting wet.
I'm not even sure how much the suspension is needed, I feel as long as the wheels are independently driven and relatively large that would be OK.
Mission #1: chase away squirrels and rabbits
Mission #2: shoot them with a water jet/acorn launcher :-)
Mission #3: real-time video feed and remote control to explore the woods at night