GROUND DRONE PROJECT: A VERSATILE MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORM

A project in Washington, DC by Transcend Robotics
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Re-invented robotic mobility to conquer stairs, doors and more! The ground robotic revolution is here! Get a platform while they last!
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Backers: 87
Average Pledge Per Backer: $237

Funded: $20,632 of $25,000
Dates: Nov 3rd -> Dec 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Transcend Robotics
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Latest News

Project ending and beyond!

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

AUTODESK'S GROUND DRONE

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Checkout a Ground Drone that we built for AUTODESK branded in their Tinkercad colors. We used Tinkercad extensively in developing the drone.  http://www.bobdbob.com/~graysoul/20141127_Thanksgiving_Robot.mp4  (Read More)

Last 48 hours

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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Tension System & Concrete Stairs

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone,  As we approach our last week of funding here's a video of a ground drone eating up concrete stairs. The new tension system we made has really improved the drone's traction! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content.... (Read More)

AUTODESK Blogs About the GROUND DRONE PROJECT

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Click the logo below for their blog post!  (Read More)

Exploring Different Tread Tensioners

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone,  Tonight we explored some unique tread tension techniques. Below is an Archimedes tensioner. You can put any sort of treads you'd like on your ground drone without having to get the tread length super exact.  Archimedes Tensioner  (Read More)

50% There! We can't thank our backers enough!

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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