Hey guys, I need your help.

Boca Bearings has this contest for people who use their bearings (and we will be using a LOT of their bearings for the TE+ND Rover). The winner will get $10k and that would fully fund the Rover build.

The contest ends on Thursday and I could REALLY use your vote. Check out the Rover entry at http://www.bocabearings.com/innovation-contest/ContestantDetails.aspx?ProjectID=54

and PLEASE vote. Spread the word! I could use all the help I can get on this.

Thanks for reading this and your vote.

Thanks robots.net for the shout out! You guys rock! If you've never been there, check them out at /http://robots.net/.

Thanks to everyone who has supported the TE+ND Rover project so far! I love your encouragement and enthusiasm. If you haven't donated to the rovers yet, there's still time! Go to http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/109236?a=622595  and help us purchase parts for a full sized rover!

Thanks to everyone who came to visit us at Maker's Faire in San Mateo this weekend! We met so many people and received lots of encouragement. We built our first prototype, a 1/3 scale model for the fair and previewed it with the growing platform (see below).

Remember, we only have 10 day's left in our Indigog campaign. Support the rovers and get a fabulous backer gift in return. Backers who give $20 get a translucent porcelain TE+ND tag necklace and backers who give $75 get their name on the rover. Check out the campaign website at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/109236?a=622595

Our Indigogo campaign is LIVE and will only run for two weeks. That means that we have only 14 days to raise the cash we need to fully fund the build. That also means that we need your help, go to our Indigogo site  and make the rovers a reality!

I would like to thank Glass House Media for making our fundraising campaign video for us (check it out here). Specially Steve, he put in the midnight hours and go it done! I'd also like to thank Studio E and Type A Machines (http://www.typeamachines.com/) for lending us their equipment to print out the TE+ND Rover working model! You guys ROCK!