Intended End-Users The Maker Boat Advanced (MBA) is an autonomous surface vehicle that expands upon the Maker Boat Basic to …
Basic Toolkit and Field Accessories
This post describes the basic toolkit and field accessories that we used to build the Maker Boat Basic and to …
LiPo Batteries
LiPo batteries power the T200 thrusters and the Pixhawk. According to Blue Robotics, the T200 thrusters are optimized for use …
SiK Telemetry Radios
SiK telemetry radios transfer data between the Pixhawk and the ground station. QGroundControl continuously reads data coming in from the …
Maiden Voyage
Congratulations, you have successfully constructed an affordable autonomous boat! Welcome to the world of marine robotics! Your hard work is …
Sensor Calibration
The sensor calibration step ensures that the Pixhawk is ready for autonomous navigation. Before you can calibrate your sensors, mount …
Boogie Board Mounting
Phew… You are almost done with this build. Now it’s time to mount everything to the boogie board. Your boogie …
3D Printed Parts
If you build the boogie board variant of the Maker Boat Basic, you need the following 3D printed parts: 2 …
Power Distribution
This post describes power distribution for the Maker Boat Basic. The Radiolink Pixhawk ships with a power module that we …
ESCs and Thrusters
In this post we will connect the ESCs and thrusters. The T200 thrusters and basic ESCs from Blue Robotics work …