Adventure in the cosmos from the comfort of home!

CircuitMess and Geek Club teamed up to create a new kit that’ll have kids dreaming of outer space. The DIY NASA-licensed Perseverance Space Rover includes everything needed to build a Mars rover and get right to exploring the environment around it. Kids can learn coding, electronics, and robotics, all while constructing and starting up their new favorite toy.

STEM-loving kids won’t be able to put down this kit. | Source: CircuitMess/Geek Club

The Perseverance Rover has officially launched as a Kickstarter campaign. It can be operated through both RC and AI and is fully programmable. The Rover features a servo-powered sample collection arm, an AI-powered camera, and a dual-core processor with WiFi and Bluetooth. Kids and adults alike can learn the beginnings of coding or dive right into complex programs, depending on their level of knowledge.

Also featured in the Kickstarter campaign is the Artemis Watch, inspired by NASA’s upcoming Artemis III space suit; a solar-powered model of the Juno space probe; a DIY model of the Voyager space probe; and a scale DIY model of the Discovery space shuttle. NASA nerds won’t be able to resist!

The kit launched on Kickstarter just yesterday, Oct. 31, and is already fully funded with 33 days still left in the campaign. It includes tools such as a soldering iron, wire, protective glasses, and more. Head over to the official campaign page to back the project before Dec. 5.

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Bug Hartsock

Bug Hartsock

Bug is a News Writer for The Toy Insider, The Pop Insider, and The Toy Book. They are also a Master’s student in biology, currently studying sleep in arthropods. When they aren’t writing or working with small critters, they spend their time reading sci-fi novels, playing tabletop RPGs, or throwing creative projects at the wall. Bug had a mullet once, and is not against having one again. Reach out or find more from them at their website.

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