Robots Telling Stories

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Datalogging with the RoboLab

Robots Telling Stories

MissionsAssignment 1--ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDING

The decent to the red planet is treacherous. In this assignment you will design and build a rover that can survive this hazardous journey.

Assignment 2--CONTROLLING YOUR ROVER For this assignment you will program a rover that has the ability to autonomously navigate through the harsh Martian environment.

Assignment 3--MAPPING MARSAssignment three will require you to map Mars ﾕ surface.

Assignment 4--LOOKING FOR WATERDuring this assignment, you will use your rovers light sensor to analyze Mar ﾕ s geological make-up.

Entry, Decent, LandingBuild STRONG, Gear Down, and Put

Sensors Close to the Ground

Controlling Movement: Laying the foundation for datalogging

Datalogging is not magic! It is important to demystify the data Connections, Connections, Connections

Story Telling and Datalogging Imagine a bright and sunny sol on Mars

and your rover is traveling at a good clip when all of a sudden it mistakenly falls into a deep crater slamming to a stop at the bottom. After stopping for a moment, it slowly climbs out of the crater and continues on at a more cautious rate of speed.

Experimenting with Datalogging

Mapping Mars

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Mapping Mars continued

Looking For Water

Looking For Water

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