Alabama Astrobotics: Mining for the Future of Lunar Exploration

$5,000
50%
Raised toward our $10,000 Goal
2 Donors
30
days left
Project ends on December 04, at 11:59 PM CST

Donor Wall

Gregory

Smith

7 hours ago

Anonymous

14 hours ago
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$10

Enclosure Seals & Gaskets

Regolith dust-tight seal and gasket kit protecting internal electronics from abrasive lunar simulant.

$25

Heavy-Duty Emergency Stop

Safety-critical emergency stop pushbutton mechanism and wiring harness.

$50

9-Axis Inertial Measurement

Gyroscopic orientation and tilt sensor keeping the rover balanced and on-heading across uneven lunar slopes.

$100

Excavation Linear Actuator

Industrial linear actuator providing downforce to plunge the excavation head into compacted lunar soil.

$250

High-Power Drivetrain Motor

Competition-grade brushless drive motor and integrated controller powering the rover's drivetrain.

$500

Stereo Depth Perception Camera

3D stereo depth camera acting as the rover's "eyes" for fully autonomous navigation and hazard detection.

$1,000

Digger Drive Motor & Gearbox

Industrial high-torque excavation motor and hardened planetary gearbox assembly powering the regolith cutting head.