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Madina | The Trail to Mars: Can You Keep Your Crew Alive

Mars Expedition

High-Level Project Summary

robot will have the ability to search for minerals by distinguishing shapes, maneuver rugged terrain through the use of cliff sensors, and has the ability to be manually controlled via a live feed.

Link to Project "Demo"

Mars Expedition

Link to Final Project

Mars Expedition

Detailed Project Description

you will need an the iRobot Create, which is a programmable version of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner. The robot comes equipped with all of the sensors needed for this project, specifically bump sensors, cliff sensors and "Light Bump" sensors. You will also need a Raspberry Pi and video camera, used for wireless communication, live programming, and the live video feed. Lastly, you will need a 3D printed mount for the Raspberry Pi and camera.

Space Agency Data


Hackathon Journey

Hackathon Journey

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Global Judging

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The Trail to Mars: Can You Keep Your Crew Alive

Long-distance space travel comes with a multitude of health risks, but it is difficult to imagine the combined effects of these risks, especially for those who are not fluent in NASA jargon. Your challenge is to create an educational game for middle schoolers (approx. ages 10-14) that focuses on keeping an avatar alive and healthy during a voyage from Earth to Mars and back, and that identifies the most difficult challenges and the biggest risks involved in human spaceflight.