Welcome CruzHacks 2026 Viam Rover workshop attendees! This repo contains the steps you'll follow alongside live instruction from @AdrienneTacke. You can always reference this repo in case you need a little more time or need to return to a particular step. Please let us know if you encounter any mistakes!
This workshop will walk you through how to set up a Viam Rover and start controlling it through the Viam platform.
- A Viam account, and then sign in
- Raspberry Pi Imager installed
- A microSD card and adapter, if needed
- 4 (four) charged 18650 batteries (provided at workshop)
- A Viam Rover (provided at workshop)
Step 1: What's in the BOX?
Step 2: Setup your Raspberry Pi
Step 3: Setup your Viam Rover
Step 4: Create a Viam Machine
Step 5: Add a rover fragment
Don't hesitate to reach out to either Adrienne, Ian, or Michael during the workshop. We're here to help guide you through or to debug anything weird!