Astronomy, Near Space, and Robotics

I created this short video for my new robot, Plan 8 from Outer Space. I recently added a robotic arm to the robot and ended the arm with a r...

I've nearly completed my latest robotics project, a radio instructed robot, or rover. The robot does not respond to joystick commands li...

I finally have a thermal vacuum chmaber (TVC) design I like. It's called Near Space in a Can and it will sell for $250 as a kit plus shi...

Hard to believe, but I flew my 99th near space mission this weekend as NearSys 11N. I traveled to Valley, Nebraska to launch a ballon in con...

Hard to believe, but I flew my 99th near space mission this weekend as NearSys 11N. I traveled to Valley, Nebraska to launch a ballon in con...

Introducing BalloonSats An alternative to using robotics as a vehicle for teaching STEM is the BalloonSat project. One reason BalloonSats ma...

I began an investigation into adapting the cameras in my dissertation BalloonSat kit for infrared use. If you've looked for IR filters r...