About

Gender

Female


Location

Ashland, OR


About Me:

i'm the founder/CEO of Rogue Rover and creator of the FarmDogg.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

electric powered, semi autonomous UGV/Rovers for commercial use


Hometown:

Ashland


Activity Feed

Melissa Brandao replied to Melissa Brandao's discussion FarmDogg Rover Pixhawk to actuated braking in ArduRover User Group
"Thank you Mike and Grant,

We're in the midst of getting the actuators on the brakes installed today so over the weekend we should be able to have determined (wish us luck!--big day next Wed!) I'll let you know what we came up with. Since we want…"
Jul 24, 2015
Melissa Brandao posted a discussion in ArduRover User Group
hi all, so we're getting close with getting the pixhawk installed in the FarmDogg (this week) and we're working through some of the issues related to braking and steering. Braking in particular, we've entirely replaced the mechanical brakes with…
Jul 19, 2015
Melissa Brandao replied to K Whipple's discussion Help for a rookie in Agricultural UAVs
"let us know how it goes love to hear more about the thermal imaging choices--we're building rovers UGVs for ag and ranching

Melissa"
Jul 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao posted a blog post
Today we finally have received everything we need to build the electric RC car test "mini FarmDogg" as well as the big auto-steering system and the new steering wheel which is being engineered and installed in Sparky. The next couple of weeks is…
Jun 12, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Melissa Brandao's blog post Introduction to Sparky the FarmDogg
"Hi Matthew, I would love to collaborate on seeding so I'll let you know what we decide to do and let's stay in touch it's likely to get more traction as we start supporting more implements. I've been heard from several Canadian farmers so far you…"
May 18, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Grant Morphett's blog post Rover Release 2.49 is OUT!
"Cool. so I'm building a toy version first you recommend I go ahead with the pixhawk instead of the ardu-pilot for that as well? "
May 17, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Grant Morphett's blog post Rover Release 2.49 is OUT!
"Hey Grant, the

APM 2.6  ($240 with GPS)

 link on "into to the rover" page is broken and I need to get info on ordering this unit. Can you steer me in the right direction. I don't seem to have any power to post in the APM: Rover Forum yet either so…"
May 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Melissa Brandao's blog post Introduction to Sparky the FarmDogg
"Chris, I checked out the AgBot competition, that's pretty cool! The challenge for us would be in building a seeder for row crops applications. We know the specialty farming industry orchards, vineyards etc. much better. But that's not to say…"
May 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao replied to Melissa Brandao's discussion UAV to UGV in Agricultural UAVs
"Hi Eduardo, 

UGV is unmanned ground vehicle or rover. We are still pretty early days, we've even got a grant through the Ministry of Science and Technology in Brazil which we haven't been able to start working on even though we've already…"
May 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao replied to Melissa Brandao's discussion UAV to UGV in Agricultural UAVs
"Hi Daniel,

I knew about Rowbot I didn't know they were integrating with UAVs. Cool! Corn is an ideal crop with the rowbot being low to the ground and out of sight.

Melissa"
May 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Melissa Brandao's blog post Introduction to Sparky the FarmDogg
"Jack, you've got a pretty cool name yourself. Rocket''s a great name for a Dogg in general. 
Grant, awesome thank you for your intro and yeah, there will be some "helping" going on for sure. :)"
May 15, 2015
Melissa Brandao posted a discussion in Agricultural UAVs
Hi Ag group,I'm new here. Founder/CEO of Rogue Rovers we're building the FarmDogg and working currently on integrating the ardu-pilot into "Sparky" our prototype. My first question to the group  is really just something I'm so curious about.Has…
May 14, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Melissa Brandao's blog post Introduction to Sparky the FarmDogg
"Hi Gary
I can't give you any insight into KLD pricing, we really like their motors' design and they've been steady partners for us while we develop our FarmDogg the last year. We don't use the OneDrive because we needed the motors in the hubs not…"
May 14, 2015
Melissa Brandao commented on Melissa Brandao's blog post Introduction to Sparky the FarmDogg
"Hi Tim, thank you! FarmDogg is initially focused on use in small and specialty farms--vineyards, orchards as well as ranching and dairy. That's where I spend the most time because they are all around us here in CA and OR. I've had keen interest from…"
May 14, 2015
Melissa Brandao posted a blog post
Hello DIY Drones community!I am Melissa Brandao, creator of the FarmDogg and Founder/CEO of Rogue Rovers. We're based in Southern Oregon in the amazing Rogue Valley. This is really new for me, but I am really happy to be a part of this DIY drone…
May 14, 2015