I originally posted this pic in News. But goddammit, we're going to get this shit done, and we're gonna do it the right way. WashU is building an underwater rover and needs $1000. That's $19 per day. I pledged $55. I challenge you to match half of my donation.

If you can, donate $27.50 to this project. You have until June. Thank you.

Project is Here.

Bumping this back up. And I will do so once a day for the next 23 days if this shit doesn't hit its funding goal.

BUMP.
Full support, nya.

Underwater rover? What makes it special?

>>4 Two things, actually.

- The first is the context behind the construction. One of WashU's Societies is doing it for a robotics competition. The very nature of this competition (and others like it) is to give these students an opportunity to obtain hands-on experience and strut their stuff in front of prospective employers. At the same time, it also opens the doors for those agencies to get new, fresh perspectives on existing technologies, which can then be adopted with higher investment values later on. Finally, it garners recognition for the university. Everyone wins.

- Second, even if these guys don't get first place in the ROV Comp, they still plan to use the completed rover to perform operations in the Puget Sound, which is one of Washington's largest water regions. So beyond reputation, the university itself will have another tool they can use in and out of the classroom, and that is important.

Bumping with 22 days left. Please consider showing your support.

Wow, did we actually made it increase from 500 and something to 600 and something ?
Last time I checked it was 500(and something)$

Alright, let's keep this rollin' people !

Someone posted a $50 pledge today. No idea if it was a fellow dollar but it very well could have been; who knows?

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So I just checked it and they're up to $718, with 20 days to go. They need about $15 a day to pull this off.

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It looks like they made exceeded their goal of $1000 by $18 with 20 days to go.

Indeed they have. Somebody pledged more than $250 last night, sending them toward their goal. With that, this mission has been completed. Therefore this thread may be ignored.

I still urge everyone to continue to browse Kickstarter and to visit the Kickstarter Highlights Thread in the News board.

I don't have a job so I can't donate , but how does this underwater rover benefit mankind? Just curious, considering there are already that rovers ...seems like its just a "cool factor" with it going underwater...or is it to travel like to different countries under the ocean , and is cheaper then flying?

>>15 See post >>5 since I already covered this.

I still don't see how this "makes the world a better place" other then being flashy though...I do apologize if I'm being a negative nancy! >_< although I do suppose it could help students just by letting them be themselves and it could help them get jobs with prospective employers and if they got a job that would be helping the world, rather then the rover itself

>>17 When finished, the rover will be used to perform scientific research in the Puget Sound, both as an educational tool for the university and as a contracted service with other aquatic agencies and entities in that region. You can't deny the benefit of that.

But overall, projects like this are important for relations between honor societies and corporations. It's hard to explain, I guess.

"Elaborate why we should donate and why this should interest us", some people asked this over at the gmail group

Well, I'm not sure what more I can tell you. It is what it is. But as I said, this project is funded. Tell the people over at G+ that my Kickstarter Highlights Newsletter on the News board may have something that better interests them.

Done.
May 21 $1,018.

Reddit gets things done to me being a redditor we got the ameristrailia on the news

>>22 Could you re-write that in english please ?