Thank you, yes. Here is a blog post with more information about what we are doing [1] and a direct link to our funding page [2]. We are working on moving to a fully donation supported engineering model so our work can be freely available for everyone the world over, and your monthly contributions make a big difference. Also here is our github with our electronics, software, and hardware designs all permissively licensed. [3] Notably our open source dual brushless motor controller design is coming along nicely. [4]
How weather resistant is it? Is it aware of its surroundings yet (for instance: irrigation installations)? Are any of these in use outside of the people that develop them?
(sorry for the questions barrage but if I didn't live on another continent I'd hop over to help). Nice Al welding btw.
It is very weather resistant, our prototypes all live outdoors 100% of the time so it is developed in the rain. We don't get snow where we are so we will need to do more testing in snow as things develop.
It is not yet aware of its surroundings.
We are still finalizing the first version to ship, so currently no other machines are in use outside of our farm. We are working on getting there!
> Nice Al welding btw.
Thank you, though I don't understand. I do all the welding myself by hand. We also have a CNC plasma cutter for cutting parts. It doesn't use AI, just Gcode. :)
[1] https://community.twistedfields.com/t/join-the-solar-farming...
[2] https://opencollective.com/twisted-fields-research-collectiv...
[3] https://github.com/Twisted-Fields
[4] https://github.com/Twisted-Fields/rp2040-motor-controller