Mars Rover

A Robot on Mars

A rover on Mars cannot be driven like a remote-control car. A radio message from Earth takes 4 to 24 minutes.

By the time your picture reaches Earth, it would have hit a rock long ago. So it has to decide a lot for itself.

How it works

1. 1

   Receive the task

   A rough goal for the day comes from Earth. For example: drive to this rock.

2. 2

   Navigate alone

   The rover finds its own way. It goes around obstacles.

3. 3

   Collect samples

   At the goal it drills out rock samples or grabs them.

4. 4

   Send results

   The readings go back to Earth. They only arrive minutes later.

Here you program a row of driving commands. The rover has to collect samples and reach the base.