In conjunction with the NASA Robotic Mining Challenge, this MQP undertook the challenge of designing and constructing a robot capable of operation in a simulated Martian environment to remotely perform excavation operations. The team developed the robot with an ultimate goal of competing in the event hosted at the Kennedy Space Center in May of 2016.

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Creator

• Carson, Eleanore Mary
• Woodward, Nicholas K
• Peterson, Paul W
• Rivadeneira, Jack

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042816-131016

Advisor

• Planchard, David C.
• Ciaraldi, Michael J.

Year

• 2016

Sponsor

• NASA

Date created

• 2016-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-01