MoonBot: DIY Kit for Tinkering with Modern Robotics & AI

A project in Sunnyvale, CA by Tianli Yu
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Build robots, learn programming, and stay ahead with this cute little robot.
Backers: 167
Average Pledge Per Backer: $513

Funded: $85,744 of $75,000
Dates: Oct 31st -> Nov 30th (31 days)
Project By: Tianli Yu
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Latest News

MoonBot Demo in the Home Brew Robotics Club

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I went to the monthly meeting of the Home Brew Robotics Club in Silicon Valley for a short show-n-tell of the MoonBot. I brought the MoonMech because I thought that a robotic arm would be more suitable to the audience there. After I demo the... (Read More)

We are funded! (and an article from IEEE Spectrum)

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I am so glad to say that we are over 100% funded. Thank you all for your kind support! There is still a few days and please spread words so your friends can also know about our MoonBot kit. Today we also have an interview published by IEEE spectrum,... (Read More)

A robot that can draw what it sees

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, In Morpx's lab, we are still have fun exploring what MoonBot Kit can do. Today, our engineer Donion designed a drawing arm on top of the MoonRover base. Let's take a look. 1. Starting from the MoonRover base. MoonRover base  2. Add... (Read More)

First batch of the MU vision sensor modules

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers Good news! We got a initial batch of our MU Vision Sensor Modules back from the SMT factory.  MU Vision Modules These modules are combined in a 3 x 4 layout on a single PCB board. You can see the details of one module from this picture.... (Read More)

Build Robots Like a Pro with 4 Key Ingredients

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
A question we got asked a lot is “How do I build cool robots like that?”. Yes, building well designed robot is an art, but nailing down a few key ingredients will quickly boost your chance of success. Let’s take our popular basketball playing... (Read More)

MoonMech is exercising on the treadmill in our office.

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Interviewing with Alex Glow from Hackster.io

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone. We are live! And I would like to give my sincere thanks to our backers. Thank you for your support to help the MoonBot's mission. While I was in the Bay Area for East Bay Maker Faire, I visited Hackster.io's headquarter in SF. Alex and... (Read More)

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