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Make:cast – Find Your Next Adventure

Make:cast – Find Your Next Adventure

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.

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The Curious Case of Underwater Drones at CES

The Curious Case of Underwater Drones at CES

The one new trend we spotted at CES 2019: lots and lots of underwater rovers.

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Speedy New OpenROV ‘Trident’ Swims Like a Dolphin

Speedy New OpenROV ‘Trident’ Swims Like a Dolphin

OpenROV’s new Trident is a powerful, speedy package that can remotely navigate underwater locations never before accessible.

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Catching up with OpenROV at National Maker Faire

Catching up with OpenROV at National Maker Faire

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 […]

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OpenExplorer Launches with New Adventures, OpenROV Giveaway

OpenExplorer Launches with New Adventures, OpenROV Giveaway

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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Underwater ROV at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

Underwater ROV at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

Martin Evans builds underwater ROV’s and he brought three different type of ROV here to the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire and I took the opportunity to talk to Martin about his builds.

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