05/26/2012
Suiting up for run 2!
This year, our challenge is to design and build a telerobotic or autonomous excavator, called a Lunabot, that could be used on the moon.
The Mines Moon Diggers are a Senior Design team formed to represent Colorado School of Mines in NASA’s Third Annual Lunabotics Mining competition being held on May 21-26, 2012, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Lunabotics Competition promotes the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to the next generation of engineers and scientists by having requirements th
05/26/2012
Suiting up for run 2!
05/26/2012
Inspection time!
Second run in about 35 to 40 minutes!
05/25/2012
Setting up a practice arena
First round didn't go as planned. Team presentation in 45 minutes and then back to the Lunapit to make modifications for round 2 tomorrow.
05/24/2012
Suiting up! It's almost show time!
Inspection time!
Inspection pushed back until after lunch. A little under 2 hours left.
Official inspection in about 30 minutes. Then off to the Lunarena to compete!
05/23/2012
Bryan and Nate answering questions about ALEX!
Lunabotics day three! Opening ceremonies today.
05/22/2012
Last minute programming before testing in the Lunapit!