Maker Buoy: Build Your Own Hi-Tech Message-in-a-Bottle

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Maker Buoy is an open source buoy design that provides low-cost ocean data collection to researchers and educators. Visit the Maker Buoy booth to see how off-the-shelf hardware can travel around the world helping us better understand the ocean.

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Maker Buoy

Maker Buoy is an open source buoy design that provides low-cost ocean data collection to researchers and educators.

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What inspired you to make this project?
Being able to explore the ocean from home.

What are some of the challenges you have encountered and how did you address them?
Operating anything long-term in the ocean is incredibly challenging.