To clear up any confusion about the Mars Rover challenge that we have all been invited to by Dean Freden, let me first apologize for not telling everyone about this opportunity when I first heard about it, and apologize to you who I told could not participate. I asked around and Dr. Emmons from Adams State and Dave Ward from SUU have assured me that:

• Everyone is invited!
• Unlimited number of teams.
• Unlimited number of Rovers entries per team.
• Unlimited number of EET Capstone or Senior-Projects.
• Work in groups as large or small as you like
• Join forces with other majors.

1.  Getting started
2.  Robotics Challenge Home

My synopsis of the event:

* The object is to build and program an autonomous rover that can traverse Mars-like terrain aided only by a direction finding RF and other localized sensors to avoid (and keep avoiding with good programming,) obstacles on 4 different courses.

* No winners, no losers, but awesome learning experience.

* Great opportunity to practice a variety of electronics knowledge such as: design&fab, communiction-circuits, Microcontrollers,  Programming, ect.

* Great EET Capstone/Senior-Project (Talk to Dave Ward about details)


* I have lot more information, from answered emails and reading the site so don't hesitate to ask.

~ Good luck! ~

Remember I open the Electronics Lab every Weekdays at 7:00 a.m. and stick around until 8:45 a.m. (other hours by request) 


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- James Gale