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Before posting an issue or a problem in the ArduBoat Discussion Forum, please check the wiki table of contents, review the firmware release notes in the subforum, and search that subforum for existing answers to your question. Help avoid duplicate threads by finding other members with the same issue and their solution.

When formulating your post, use a descriptive title such as "rover will not navigate to waypoints in the Auto mode" (not "HELP!" or "Problem").

Please include the following information to help diagnose your query:

Describe the problem you are having. What is the expected verses the observed behavior?
Provide hardware information such as the brand and version of your autopilot, GPS, radio, and compass, as well as any other pertinent details about your rover setup.
What version of the APM: ArdurRover2 firmware version are you running?
For navigation issues, provide your tlog and/or dataflash log. Click here for instructions on retrieving a dataflash log.

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Thomas J Coyle III September 5, 2014 at 9:28am

@Rustom,

Sorry, had $75k on the brain:-) Still hope that you make it!

I ordered the built-in ESCs to go with the three T100 Thrusters that I had original pledged for.

Regards,

TCIII AVD
Rustom Jehangir September 5, 2014 at 7:40am

@Thomas - The third stretch goal is actually at $95K, not $75K, so we're not quite there yet. Hopefully we'll make it before the end!

@Chris - Thanks!
3D Robotics

Chris Anderson September 5, 2014 at 7:17am

Great to see that Kickstarter success! For those who don't have the link, it's here

The T100: A Game-Changing Underwater Thruster

An efficient, rugged, affordable underwater thruster to propel the future of marine robotics and ocean exploration.
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Thomas J Coyle III September 5, 2014 at 6:12am

Hi All,

Congratulations to Blue Robotics as they have reached the third stretch KickStarter T100 Thruster Project goal of $75k!

So if any of the members here are looking for a thruster with more thrust than the original T100, the T200 might just fill your requirements.

Regards,

TCIII AVD
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Thomas J Coyle III August 30, 2014 at 5:45am

Hi All,

Congratulations to Blue Robotics as they have reached the second stretch KickStarter T100 Thruster Project goal of $65k!

Regards,

TCIII AVD
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Thomas J Coyle III August 23, 2014 at 4:37am

Hi All,

Blue Robotic's KickStarter Thruster Project has reached $50k and looks like it is well on its way to the second stretch goal of $65k!

Regards,

TCIII Autonomous Vehicle Developer
Phil Gordon August 17, 2014 at 4:24pm

Can`t wait to get my hands on mine.

I`m looking forward to seeing what stretch gaol number 2 is.
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Thomas J Coyle III August 17, 2014 at 4:22pm

Hi All,

Congratulations to Blue Robotics for making their stretch goal of $40k today!

Regards,

TCIII Autonomous Vehicle Developer
Rustom Jehangir August 15, 2014 at 9:22am

@Thomas - Thanks! We're very excited. We just posted an update with our stretch goals! The first is a mounting bracket that provides more versatile mounting options. This one is particularly helpful if you want to mount it to a boat hull or other surface where it's hard to tighten screws into the regular mounting holes.

Here's an image showing the mounting bracket on the thruster in a few orientations and mounting screws through the bracket:

We've got more cool stuff coming after we reach this stretch goal, which is set at $40K. Stay tuned.

Thanks!

-Rusty
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Thomas J Coyle III August 15, 2014 at 7:58am

Hi All,

Good news!!!

Blue Robotics' KickStarter T100 Thruster Project has just exceeded the $35k goal as of this morning Aug 15th!!!

Congratulations to Rusty and his Blue Robotics Team:-)

Regards,

TCIII Autonomous Vehicle Developer

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