"Wow, this guy should hook up with undersea voyager project! Nice job. Not sure I'd trust the pressure hall as far as I could spit, but kudos."
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Jim N. commented on David Lang's blog post Dolphin-Controlled Robots"Additional point: the CHAT system is described as being relatively small...but that's all I've been able to find out about it. So we know the dimensions? Can it be attached to the ROV? What buoyancy considerations will we need to make?…"
Jim N. commented on David Lang's blog post Dolphin-Controlled Robots"Having finally been able to see the ROV at Maker Faire, I have a better idea of the mechanics. The ROV is fairly nimble, which is good when dealing with incredibly agile dolphins. The ROV is compact and, at least to me, unassuming such as to not…"
David Lang commented on David Murphy's blog post Prop Adapter"Thanks for pointing this one out David! I always like to take these opportunities to remind everyone that we could do much better in terms of prop design. There's definitely a more efficient design - probably different for the z xis prop, too -…"
David Lang posted a blog postMaker Faire Talks
Eric and I spoke at Maker Faire on Sunday. I spoke more about how OpenROV got to where we are now. Eric spoke about where we're going. Here are the talks:OpenROV's David Lang: Zero to Make: Advice for New Makers from Maker Faire on FORA.tvOpenROV's Eric Stackpole: Open Source Underwater Robots! from…See More
Thomas S commented on David Lang's blog post Maker Faire Day 2!"I just saw the last half of Davids speak, and whole of Erics.
Very nice and informative speaks! Great work guys!"
David Lang posted a blog postMaker Faire Day 2!
We had a blast at Maker Faire yesterday! It was great to see so many of you. Hope to see more of you today. If not, Eric and my talk's will be livestreamed: http://fora.tv/conference/maker_faire_bay_area_2013/livestream…See More
Jim N. commented on David Lang's blog post Dolphin-Controlled Robots"That is one of the most incredible thing's I've read in a while (that was good anyway). Fascinating! I don't own a kit (yet) and not much of a mechanical engineer, however, the recognition and control software is something else.…"
David Lang commented on Jason Buchheim's blog post McMaster-Carr order issues"That's really strange! I wonder why they won't ship there...
Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Hysol-E-90FL-Adhesive-Cartridge/dp/B000WSF9JW
eBay, hardware stores.
Shouldn't be too hard to find"
David Lang posted a blog postUpdated Wiki and Assembly Guide
As many of you have noticed, the wiki and documentation has been going through a bit of a makeover. Colin has been doing an awesome job updating all the content and assembly information to account for all the upgrades and changes that have happened over the past few months. There are still a few sections that need updating, so stay tuned for more. Check out the new videos and write-ups…See More
David Lang left a comment for Patrick Rowe"Welcome! Great to have you here! Thanks for putting together the powerpoint on Hot Glue!"
David Lang posted a blog postHot Glue for Solder Joints
In case you missed it on the forums, Chris has pointed out a new way to protect the solder joints using hot glue (and even included a…See More
David Lang posted a blog postUpcoming Build Days
We'll be hosting another build day at the Berkeley HQ the week after Maker Faire - Saturday, May 25th. Details here. We're also going to have meetup in Boston on June 15th. If we can find a body of water or pool to use, we'll be doing OpenROV demos there, too. See More
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- David Lang
- About Me
- Writer, Maker, Amateur
- My interests in ROV Submarines
- Adventure!
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- Minnepolis, MN
David Lang's Blog
OpenROV: Unsuspecting Kid-Spraying Machine?
We had a great time at Maker Faire last weekend. One of the most enjoyable aspects was discovering the combination of controls that made the turned the OpenROV into a kid-spraying machine. Like the blow hole of a grey whale, the surfacing ROV would let out a explosive blast of water.
We took great joy in waiting for an unsuspecting group of onlookers to unveil the newly discovered feature. A good laugh would always follow. Brian Hook was there to capture a few of those moments.…
ContinuePosted on May 22, 2013 at 9:17pm
Raspberry Pi-Based Underwater Camera
The Raspberry Pi blog recently posted about an underwater camera system for monitoring marine habitats. The post is great. It goes into design details of all the different components. Worth checking out the whole post: …
ContinuePosted on May 22, 2013 at 9:11am
Maker Faire Talks
Eric and I spoke at Maker Faire on Sunday. I spoke more about how OpenROV got to where we are now. Eric spoke about where we're going.
Here are the talks:
OpenROV's David Lang: Zero to Make: Advice for New Makers from Maker Faire on FORA.tv
ContinuePosted on May 21, 2013 at 8:10am
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 8:29am on March 31, 2012,
Travis Good said… Wandering ruins in southern Mexico between undergrad and graduate school: 1984. Only recently rediscovered the pictures from that trip so I figured, "What the heck!?" :-)
- At 6:51am on November 9, 2011, Kay said…
Glad to be here! It's encouraging to us to find groups like yours. And we really appreciate your spirit of sharing ideas and plansand failures and success... and... well, just about everything that goes into the making of a DIY project. :)
- At 9:44pm on September 17, 2011,
gabriella levine said… Hey David -
I heard you were at the Open Hardware Summit - And I think that we were standing next to a project at the end of the day - I cant remember which one - but (during the demos) - Am I correct? perhaps it was someone else, but I thought that later when looking at your site yesterday -
Anyway - I would LOVE to hear, see, experience... some openROV ... I will be at Maker Faire tomrorow - so , I think you are also? I'll come say hi...
Great,
gabriella
Really look forward to seeing
- At 4:36pm on May 7, 2011, Zachary Braun said…
yes I just have to use Firefox instead of Chrome
- At 8:10pm on March 27, 2011,
Adam said… - David, I haven't test or even built much of the prototype yet. It was supposed to be a quick and dirty build to get my feet wet, but I didn't get it built before my son was born. I'm finally getting back to it, although I think I'm going to make the frame bigger so I have some room to add new systems as I go.
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