Being one of the strangest and most interesting products of recent years, the Snoppa Rover is undoubtedly one of the items at the top of a list of curiosities and advanced equipment.
Snoppa's car It is essential equipment for filming on extreme surfaces., as it is designed to be an all-terrain vehicle and be able to transport a camera over land, rock and other places where a traveling shot or a normal tripod cannot be used.
The Rover is built with an in-house design created by the Chinese company Snoppa, responsible for the creation of different accessories for smartphones and other electronic devices.
Mobility and design of the Snoppa Rover
Can be moved both manually and remotely with an app, the Rover comes with a very flexible design and the ability to load up to 15kg of camera fluidly.
It is important to understand that You have to use a traditional tripod for this product to work perfectly, specifically one that ranges from medium size to digital cameras of significant proportions.
The most important flaw is the fact that There is no mechanism to completely fix the tripod when we attach it to the cart.. As an extra, however, the Rover comes with a monopod for smaller cameras.
To finish a practically round design, This product incorporates a series of very advanced interfaces and an image transmission module, transmitting files in HDMI, SDI and USC-C along with a removable port for remote control.
Operation and control
The Rover and Snoppa camera cart uses an active waterproof system to prevent unexpected slippage on a turbulent stormy day. In addition, each wheel has its independent system of gyroscopic sensors and general acceleration sensor.
All of these features work perfectly together to send all possible information to the central engine, which makes the necessary adjustments. The incredible thing about these adjustments is that they occur in 50 nanoseconds.
Every wheel of the cart subtraction equipped with its own traction motor that work independently of each other, giving this equipment the ability to rotate a total of 360º.
By using an adaptation algorithm, The speed of the Rover car can be perfectly controlled.
These characteristics remain as follows:
- Maximum speed: 30 km/h
- Rotational destabilization: <0.1º
- Shift destabilization: <1mm
- Tire size: 210mm/u
Snoppa has also dedicated himself to include a smart method so that we are able to manually manipulate the Rover through the scene or moment to be shot. Once this is done, the car will memorize the route, being able to repeat it on its own from that moment on.
This apparatus is able to navigate between complex routes, using its innovative technology to create motion-based timelapses and hyperlapses.
Price and market launch
You can register today to have an advanced discount coming into: Rover Camera Dolly
The premature starting price It will be around $2,399 USD (€2097.84)However, the normal price rises up to $3,599 USD (€3,147.20).
If you want to reserve this product, You must send an email to the company and advance about 10$ (€8)If approved, the price will be reduced by a total of €200.
