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Thank you to all our incredible donors,
We have surpassed our goal by almost $2000 dollars! We could not have done this without your generous support.
Since the start of November, our team has finished its design phase and has started manufacturing the rover. The frame is well underway, and we have begun to process our new cycloidal gearboxes. We have successfully implemented autonomous obstacle avoidance, integrating GPS, LIDAR, and odometry. The new ZED camera has arrived, and we will begin experimenting with depth-sensing next semester. We are excited to see all our work come together next semester into a competition-ready rover.
Best,
The Cornell Mars Rover Team
A Donation of $5 - $49 will help our team purchase the base materials for the rover such as nuts, bolts, and aluminum.
A donation of $50 - $99 will help us purchase the hardware and software used to build the rover. These include everything from the onboard GPS to carbon fiber tubing.
A donation of $100 - $499 will help us machine the rover. This year, we hope to augment our machining with industry-level gear manufacturing and innovative wire EDM techniques
A donation of $500 - $999 will help us explore new brushless motors for the arm, an on-rover laboratory for science, and new computer vision hardware for autonomous navigation.
A donation of $1000 - $1999 will help us fund our most ambitious projects, including a new harmonic drives system, a 100% carbon fiber arm, and GPU enhanced processing unit for AI navigation.
A donation of over $2000 will ensure CMR's ability to succeed for years to come. This will help outfit our team with cutting edge technologies from the edges of material, computer, and biological sciences.