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Add link to JPL Open Source Rover site.
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Roger-random committed Jul 13, 2018
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Expand Up @@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ All information for building Sawppy is free and public open source for anyone to
own. Build instructions can be found
[under the docs subdirectory](docs/).

Sawppy Rover was inspired by SGVHAK Rover, a six-wheeled robot inspired by the NASA JPL rovers
sent to explore Mars. The major differences between Sawppy and SGVHAK Rover were motivated by
a desire to reduce cost and complexity. To accomplish this goal, Sawppy differs in two major
design objectives:
Sawppy the Rover was inspired by [JPL's Open Source Rover project](https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov).
Most of the differences between Sawppy and its JPL inspiration were motivated by a desire to reduce cost
and complexity. JPL's rover is designed for education, to be assembled by a school team and give a robust
foundation for structured curriculum. Sawppy is more suited for individual hobbyists like myself who are
happy to tinker and willing to make some trade-offs to lower cost.

The budget was __$500__, and getting there required the following changes:

* Motorization: Instead of using gearmotors with encoders managed by RoboClaw motor controllers,
moving the wheels will be done with serial bus servo motors. For more information on these devices,
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