NASA JPL Open Source Rover

A six-wheel, rocker-bogie rover built from goBILDA aluminium and off-the-shelf electronics, driven by a Raspberry Pi and ROS 2 · 8 parts · 9 steps · By NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech)

Order the parts early
Make the wiring harnesses
Assemble and test the motor board
Assemble the brain board
Build the drive wheels and corners
Build the body and the rocker-bogies
Put the rover together
Set up the Raspberry Pi and the rover code
Calibrate and drive

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NASA JPL Open Source Rover

By NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) · Example build · 6 views · 0 remixes

A six-wheel, rocker-bogie rover built from goBILDA aluminium and off-the-shelf electronics, driven by a Raspberry Pi and ROS 2

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Estimated parts cost

1 of 8 parts priced

Difficulty

Difficult

Build time

100+ person-hours (JPL estimate)

Parts

8 parts · 23 pcs

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