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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Reserve a Viam Rover" |
| 3 | +linkTitle: "Reserve a Viam Rover" |
| 4 | +weight: 10 |
| 5 | +type: "docs" |
| 6 | +description: "Reserve a Viam Rover located on-site at Viam in NYC." |
| 7 | +images: ["/appendix/try-viam/try-viam-reserve-preview.png"] |
| 8 | +imageAlt: "Rover reservation page" |
| 9 | +tags: ["try viam", "app"] |
| 10 | +aliases: |
| 11 | + - "/try-viam/reserve-a-rover/" |
| 12 | + - "/get-started/try-viam/reserve-a-rover/" |
| 13 | +toc_hide: true |
| 14 | +date: "2022-01-01" |
| 15 | +# updated: "" # When the content was last entirely checked |
| 16 | +--- |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +_Try Viam_ is a way to try out the Viam platform without setting up any hardware yourself. |
| 19 | +You can take over a Viam Rover in our robotics lab to play around! |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +Watch this tutorial video for a walkthrough of Try Viam, including [how to reserve a Viam Rover](#using-the-reservation-system), [navigate the Viam platform](/fleet/), and [drive the rover](/components/base/wheeled/#test-the-base): |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +{{<youtube embed_url="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YYpZ9CVDwMU" max-width="600px">}} |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Using the reservation system |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +### Create a reservation |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/create-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +### Access your rover rental |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +Once your reservation starts and the system has configured your rover, click **TRY MY ROVER** from the [**TRY VIAM** page](https://app.viam.com/try) or, if you were queuing, click **Take Me to My Rover** in the confirmation email. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +{{<gif webm_src="/appendix/try-viam/rover-reservation.webm" mp4_src="/appendix/try-viam/rover-reservation.mp4" alt="Rover reservation management page" max-width="1000px">}} |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +{{<imgproc src="appendix/try-viam/navigation-bar.png" resize="800x" alt="Navigation bar of the Viam app with the Viam Rover time remaining indicator.">}} |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +### Limitations |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +When using a rented Viam rover, adding [modules](/registry/) is disabled for security purposes. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +### Extend your reservation |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/extend-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +### Cancel my reservation |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/cancel-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +## Next steps |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +{{< cards >}} |
| 54 | +{{% card link="/tutorials/control/drive-rover/" %}} |
| 55 | +{{< /cards >}} |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +## FAQ |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +Try Viam allows you to try the Viam platform without setting up any hardware yourself. |
| 60 | +You can take over and play around with a Viam Rover in our robotics lab from anywhere in the world! |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +### How do I make a reservation to take over a Viam Rover? |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/create-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +### My machine had an error, a system crash, or is physically stuck |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +1. Please notify Viam support on [our Community Discord](https://discord.gg/viam). |
| 69 | +2. Use the **Add Viam Support** button on your machine's Location page to give Viam Support access to your _location_. |
| 70 | + Refer to [Managing Locations and sub-locations](/cloud/locations/). |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +### Can I extend my time? |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +Sure! |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/extend-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +### Can I cancel my reservation/session? |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +Yes. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +{{< readfile "/static/include/try-viam/cancel-a-reservation.md" >}} |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +### How can I reuse my borrowed rover? |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +After using Try Viam, your machine config stays in your Viam account. |
| 87 | +You can access your machine page, write code to control it, and modify its config after your reservation time ends. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +When you next borrow a rover you can choose to configure it with a previous rover configuration from your account or create a new rover with the standard starting config. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +{{< alert title="Tip" color="tip" >}} |
| 92 | +You can also reuse your code for the rover for other machines that you configure with Viam in the future. |
| 93 | +{{< /alert >}} |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +### What happens to my borrowed rover after the rental session? |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +1. On session expiration, Viam removes the "live" status from the machine. |
| 98 | +2. Viam then removes your config from the physical machine in preparation for its next rental. |
| 99 | +3. The Rover Rental Location and the final config of all previous rental rovers remain visible to your organization. |
| 100 | + You can continue modifying the configurations as desired. |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +### I accidentally deleted my machine |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +Unfortunately, there is no recovery path for a deleted machine. |
| 105 | +If you delete your machine and have a current reservation, click **Cancel Reservation** and then request a new reservation. |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +### Can I rename my machine or change the location? |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +You can rename your machine or change the location. |
| 110 | +If you change the location, you must refresh the page. |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +### Which organization does this machine e belong to? |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +Your machine belongs to the [organization](/cloud/organizations/) you were in when you made the request. |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +### Can I share this Location with a friend to work on the machine together? |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +Sure, you can [invite other users to your organization](/cloud/locations/) to collaborate on your machine. |
| 119 | +As members of your organization, those users have full control of your machine. |
| 120 | +Another collaboration option is to use screen sharing in a Zoom or Webex session. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### How many active rentals can I have? |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +You can only borrow one rover at a time. |
| 125 | +You cannot join the queue for another reservation while you have an active rental session. |
| 126 | +If you would like to, you can [extend your reservation](/appendix/try-viam/reserve-a-rover/#can-i-extend-my-time). |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +### I loved my experience - can I play around more? |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +Yes! You can borrow the rover as many times as you’d like. |
| 131 | +Here are some tutorials which you can follow: |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +- [Drive with the Viam SDK](/tutorials/control/drive-rover/) |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +If you want to get your own Viam Rover, [you can](https://viam.com/resources/rover). |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +### Why can't I use the rover's microphone? |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +For security reasons, Viam has disabled the microphone on rover rentals. |
| 140 | +The microphone on [Viam Rovers shipped to you](/dev/reference/try-viam/rover-resources/) functions normally. |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +{{< snippet "social.md" >}} |
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