A course to immigrate to Mars.

Is it possible for human beings to live on Mars in the future?

Believe it or not, people are already expecting it.

With the launch of a series of Mars, netizens also opened their minds and raised a series of questions: Can hotels be built on Mars in the future? Can you mine on Mars? What scientific experiments can be carried out on Mars? What kind of food should immigrants grow on Mars?

The answer to all this depends on our continuous exploration of Mars, and one of the most important exploration tools is the rover. Previously, we saw the most reported Mars rover launched by NASA, which seemed out of reach. I believe many people also want to own their own road tiger. Now, the opportunity has come.

Recently, when surfing the Internet, the editor of Lei Feng. com. Com found a comprehensive open source tutorial on the rover.

According to GitHub, this 3D printing mobile robot is designed with reference to NASA's Curiosity Rover, which can not only run smoothly on bumpy sand.

At the same time, the height of the rocker bogie simulates Curiosity, and the camera can shoot at the first angle.

In addition, with the expansion of accessories, it can also stretch out the mechanical arm to grab objects, and developers can integrate custom controls and data through smart phone applications for various manipulations.

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Netizens also lamented that this is simply too cool!

So, how many steps does it take to make such a rover?

Children's shoes that have played with assembling cars must know that the essential hardware for assembling a car is wheels, body and various key components.

Let's look at the hardware first. According to the information provided by GitHub, the required hardware materials are as follows:

In terms of wheels, the author said that there are two options, one is the original Curiosity-style integrated wheel. One is a Mars 2020 style wheel, which is printed in two parts, and the outer part can be printed with flexible plastic, such as TPU.

At present, there are three communication methods for processing travel information, namely LoRa, WebSocket protocol and general RC transmitter. The startup mode can be selected by the three-way switch on the vehicle: WiFi station +LoRa, only LoRa or WiFi AP. Someone can connect the WebSocket server or the rover through LoRa to receive the remote communication data automatically sent by the rover.

The fully assembled Mars conductor is like this. Although its function is limited, it is also very exciting.

So, the question is, can we have it?

The author said that the project still needs a lot of adjustments to make the open source version more perfect. Based on the current basic platform, any experienced technicians can further participate in building it. As for when it can be listed, it may take a year or more.

If conditions permit, you can also try to assemble it yourself.

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