From OpenROV to Ocean Xplorers – Eric Stackpole
Eric Stackpole likes doing things the hard way, so he founded Sofar Ocean and, along with David Lang, helped design OpenROV.
Eric Stackpole likes doing things the hard way, so he founded Sofar Ocean and, along with David Lang, helped design OpenROV.
David Lang, author of Zero to Maker, and co-founder of OpenROV, recently decided to stop doing what he had been doing for years and begin looking for something new, looking for his next adventure. During a pandemic, it seems hard to think about your next adventure. Yet I suspect that many are thinking about what’s next, and preparing ourselves for a new challenge. David says it’s just as scary this time as it was back when he walked into TechShop not knowing anything about being a maker. He seems to be following his interest in science and how scientists can learn from the maker movement. There is a need to encourage participation by more amateur scientists — people who do science because it is an adventure, rather than a career.
The one new trend we spotted at CES 2019: lots and lots of underwater rovers.
Makers are reinventing and reimagining the process of discovery with citizen science.
OpenROV’s new Trident is a powerful, speedy package that can remotely navigate underwater locations never before accessible.
OpenROV, with a mission to make affordable underwater robots for exploration and research, is a standout of the Maker Movement. In just three years since launching, they’ve become one of the largest manufacturers of underwater robotics, used on countless missions by everyone from students to professionals. Their designs are open-source and available for anyone to […]
This week the adventure-tracking site OpenExplorer is going live to promote the explorer community, and giving away five OpenROVs to encourage citizen exploration.
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