Another product sees a successful Kickstarter launch!
We’ve previously covered trends in direct-to-consumer marketing, with toy industry bigs such as Hasbro seeing success in the world of crowdfunding campaigns. Another Kickstarter campaign has found its way to near-immediate funding, as the new DIY NASA-licensed Perseverance Space Rover kit soared past its funding goals mere days after launch. The kit is being developed by CircuitMess and Geek Club and features everything needed to build and program a NASA-inspired mini rover.
The Perseverance Rover 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.
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. More information about the campaign and products is available on the official page. The campaign will be open to new backers until Dec. 5.
