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Courses

Summer 2006 - Robotics with the XBC Controller - An introduction to key robotics and engineering concepts by utilizing a hands-on and project based approach to learning.

Fall 2005 - Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment - NASA scientists team up with Spanish Centro de Astrobiologia to complete the third year of the Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE).Where a river runs red and a uniquely extreme metallic geological content exists, NASA continues to search for sulfur-based extremophilic bacteria.

Summer 2005 - Robotics and Engineering - Students will build a small robot based on a controller similar to the one used in FIRST Robotics competitions.

Spring 2005 - Women in Robotics - Join the women engineers at NASA on a journey through the systems and methods of their robotics projects! Meet K9 and dive into the wonders of Mars with the Mars Exploration Rover twins.

Spring 2005 - Women in Engineering Web Chat - Read the archive of a web chat for the Robotics Alliance Project's "GIRL Project (Girls In Robotics Learning). A new effort to increase nationwide participation of female students in robotics learning.

Fall 2004 - Robot Cooking - Step by Step instructions on how to make a basic robot. Topics covered range from basic principles of physics to understanding and implementing technical design.

Fall 2004 - The Mexican-American Perception and a look at Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange County - A lecture by Dr. Julia Curry discussing the role of Latinos in the struggle for educational equity.

Summer 2004 - Extreme Robots - View eight discussions of outstanding robotics and engineering projects. Topics covered will include why we use robots to replace humans in some environments, and some robotics techniques for exploration, monitoring, and toleration of these extreme environments.

Fall 2003 - NASA Robotics for Research and Exploration - Explore the geological wonders of Rio Tinto, The Red Tinted River, of Southern Spain and learn how scientists consider it to be a Mars Analog.

Fall 2002 - NASA Robotics for Research and Exploration - View 8 web casts about Robotics, their uses, and how they work, interact with humans, and perform jobs.


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Last Updated: October 11, 2008
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