so, sending robots into [air]space first lets them accumulate supplies for you there until you move there yourself.
thinking for a final product you'd want 2-3 ways to connect to it remotely (and get gps) in case it is high in the sky and one of them breaks.
so, things i could buy today to make a barebones prototype today: - power pack (ideally a solar one) to power arduino and motors - power adapter for motors? - party balloons - twine, construction materials - hey if i'm shopping i could get a prepaid sim card
the biggest concern is powering the motors. i guess this would either be USB-C or 12V DC. if a power pack has a car DC adapter then i could get some DC device and cut the wires and wire them in. maybe i should get a soldering iron too just in case.
then, i'd have to program the arduino uno. arduinos didn't used to run operating systems, somebody might have changed that, dunno, but it might be hard to set up SSH with it. i don't think it has a SIM card either. but i guess it's just a prototype.
i guess a raspberry pi would be easier than an arduino. it's got SSH. there'd be less code to write.
i'm interested in engaging the arduino but it could derail the project. i wonder if i can buy a raspberry pi nearby. there's also a nuc 10 here that is similar to a raspberry pi. OH i can use a cell phone!
i could make the arduino into a motor controller and connect a cell phone to it ... hrm >( i feel somewhat confused around what to pursue here
i got the arduino connected to a cell phone with a usb-otg adapter! i'm using one that came with the pinephone. i figure better not to use the pinephone directly unnecessarily, expensive to replace. but random android phones can be cheap. in past usb-otg adapters haven't worked for me, but this one looks like it's working so far at this time. the phone is charging and the arduino is powered. anotherterm looks cool but it wasn't immediately clear how to run an ssh server, so i figured i'd try to get termux set up as an ssh daemon then if i can shell into it from this system maybe i can work on wiring up motors