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GPS Has a HUGE Problem… That We Can Fix?

GreatScott! 11:58

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In this video we will have a closer look at GPS and find out why it kind of....sucks. Long story short; its precision is not great. But can we improve on that? Yes! With RTK GPS. So in this video I will build a small test robot setup to show you how bad GPS and how awesome RTK GPS is. Let's get started!!

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0:00 GPS is Bad?!
1:25 Intro
2:32 Building a Tank Robot
4:55 GPS Integration
6:36 GPS Test & Results
8:30 RTK GPS Integration
10:24 RTK GPS Test & Results

Category (YouTube): Science & Technology

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