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Cool Links Archive August Learn about NASA's different robot helpers Try this mosaic robot puzzle Check out NASA's robotic explorers website View pictures and movies of a hybrid robot at JPL July (Neat stuff at NASA) Check out JPL's Kids Page Explore the universe online with NASA Quest Learn about resources for students Learn about Mars at the Athena Kids Page June Follow this webcast to make a robot at home Get ideas for building robots at Zach's Cool Stuff Don't have a lot of materials? Try the Spaceplace projects! Find even more projects at the NASA Kids Page May Watch our archived webcasts about robotics, Mars, and more Check out the Mars Program's webcasts and videos Watch NASA videos Follow the latest Dive and Discover mission in the Galapagos April Learn about JPL's current missions Read about Robonaut on nasa.gov Build things, play games, and learn facts at NASA's Kids page Tune in to the FIRST National competition April 22-23 March Lots of robotics competitions are coming up! Check out a Botball competition in your area Visit a FIRST robotics competition near you Don't forget to try our student robotics challenges February Learn about student employment at NASA Check out universities that offer programs in robotics Encourage your teacher to apply for summer institutes Watch some archived robotics webcasts January (Keep an eye on Mars) Watch "One Year on Mars" online Visit the rover home page for the Top 10 images of 2004 Check out an "Imagine Mars" webcast Look into the "Rock Around the World" project 2004 December (Don't forget cool stuff at REP!) Watch archived robot courses and webcasts Gather resources to help you learn about robotics Try one of our robotics challenges Check out competitions around the world November Check out these universities that offer robotics Learn about Women in Computer Science at CMU Visit the Humanoid Robotics Group at MIT Give your teacher ideas on using robotics in the classroom October Learn about the X Prize for human space travel Build your own rockets and spaceships Find out how NASA's prepares humans for space Think about what you would take on a trip to Mars September NASA Kids has fun games, activities and stories See pages for grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12, and post secondary Check out NASA's image of the day View NASA videos from the space station and beyond August Visit "Do Science" for science experiments and activities Take a tour of the solar system at "The Nine Planets" Have fun with astronomy at www.kidsastronomy.com Learn the basics of astronomy at "Astro for Kids" July Find fun facts about Saturn's moons Read the online book "Two Friends Go To Saturn" Learn what makes Saturn special Build a simple model of the Cassini spacecraft June Explore and learn at Amazing Space Check out NASA's Virtual Astronaut Find new opportunities at SpaceKids Try your hand at the NASA Qwhiz! May Check out these fun Mars facts and activities Try some cool NASA activities for kids Learn from NASA's SCIence Files Find out more about the European Space Agency April Learn about Humans in Space Find out what it takes to be an astronaut! Check on NASA Human Space Flight Read biographies of current and former astronauts March Send rocks from your backyard to NASA scientists Learn about the Mars Exploration Student Data Team Explore Mars at MarsQuest Online! Kids--don't forget about the Mars Fun Zone! February MarsQuest Online allows you to explore Mars Check out the NASA Student Involvement Program Learn about the Athena Student Interns Program Learn about the Red Rover Goes to Mars Program January Keep track of the Mars rovers Learn about the instruments at Athena Make some cool stuff from the Space Place Check out the Passport to Knowledge Kids' Corner 2003 December Play games Try your hand at art or stories Check out some fun activities Take a look at "News for Kids" Watch the Earth Crew missions November Learn "How Everyday Things Are Made" via video The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Student Zone Figure out your age on another planet on NASA's kids page Try the Beginners Guide to Aeronautics Try the activity "Can a robot tie your shoes?" October (Build stuff!) Try some spacecraft models at JPL Kids Check out the home demos at the Athena Science site Fun projects and tutorials at Zach's Cool Stuff "Make Spacey Things" at the Spaceplace September (Get to know NASA) Chat with NASA scientists at Goddard's Space Chats Learn from the Kid's Science News Network Check out Science@NASA (or read it in Spanish!) Do games and activities at the NASA Kids site August (History of robots!) The Tech Museum's timeline from 1726-1978 The Robots & AI timeline from the Computer History Museum The U. of Texas Robotics Research Group's history of robots Images that show the history of JPL's microrovers July (What can kids do at NASA??!) Check out games and activities on NASA's Kids website Let JPL's Kids Laugh & Learn take you to new adventures Make, do, and learn spacey things at Spaceplace Visit the Fun Space at the Kennedy Space Center website June (Blast off to Mars exploration!) Learn about the Mars Exploration Rovers before they launch Watch the Mars Exploration Rover videos Check out the Mars Fun Zone Do cool Mars activities with Bill Nye, the Science Guy May (Look who's doing robotics!) Learn about the "Machinists to the Stars" at JPL "Way Cool Scientists" of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission JPL Engineers creating robots for the future Find out about some of the "Women Working on Mars" April (Universities researching robotics!) Learn how Stanford U. is mimicking cockroaches with robots Check out the cuddly Leonardo robot at MIT Try the Palm Pilot Robot Kit from Carnegie Mellon U. isit the Center for Underwater Technology at U. of Hawaii March (Get involved in Mars exploration!) Get your teacher to apply for Athena Student Interns Take picture of Mars with the Mars Student Imaging Project Imagine Mars through art, dance, and music Try cool home demos on the Athena Science website February (For the love of robots!) Get to know Grace, the Social Robot Check out the emotions of MIT's "Kismet" Learn about Honda's Asimo Humanoid Robot Find out more about the "Brains Behind the Bot" at JPL January 7th and 8th graders, check out the Future City Competition Try the Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge Middle and high school students can try BEST Robotics All ages can do the Trinity Firefighting Robot Contest 2002 December Learn why many robots have two cameras instead of one Read about rover "dead reckoning" on the Red Planet Find out ways the 2003 Mars rovers will "see" on Mars Check out cutting edge research in 3-D computer vision November Try to control a robot (or robotic camera) over the web NASA Langley's high school Design Competition Try your luck at the Mars Word Find game Don't forget to check out the Cool Robot of the Week! October (Explore the Red Planet!) Learn about Mars from Bill Nye "The Science Guy"! Check out the new Mars Fun Zone! Send your name to Mars! Sign up by November 15. Learn about possible landing sites on Mars! September (Try your hand at online robotics!) Play the Mars rover mission game. Build a better robot online! Blast off to Mars and decide what to take along Create your own 3D rover simluation! August (Get a net--it's flying robots!!!) See robotic bugs in action at Vanderbilt University. Check out Berkeley's Micromechanical Flying Insect! Learn about the martian possibilities for Georgia Tech's "Entomopter"! Watch videos of MIT's robotic helicopter! July (Projects, projects, and more projects!) http://www.robotslife.com/proj/index.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~henryarnold/ http://www.buildcoolstuff.com/topics/ June Make "Floppy the Robot" from a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive Get ideas for projects from The Robot Channel Join Dive and Discover's newest expedition Check out MIT's RoboTuna, "Charlie I" May Play the Mars Rover game online! Check out breaking news at NASA Quest! Learn about sending RATs to Mars! Watch underwater videos at MBARI! April Learn about robotics summer camps! Learn about Mars exploration from the CMEX concept map! Explore answers to the question, "What is a robot?" Watch Let's Talk Robotics and build a microrover for the moon! Build your own online robot--on a budget! March Learn about robotic stereo vision. See what NASA scientists and engineers are doing! Try out ROVer Ranch "Robots 101". February Be inspired by robots on the Robot Menu. Check out Robot Science and Technology. Learn about robots interacting in museums. Visit the Machine Intelligence Lab at U. of Florida. January Take a look at the biomechatronic fish from MIT. Learn about animals at the Robot Zoo. Watch movies of Honda's humanoid robots. Observe a mobile security and surveillance robotic platform. 2001 December Watch videos of Kismet, an expressive robot from MIT. Learn about building your own robot at Home-Robot. Read the story of A Little Rock on Mars. Try designing your own robot online. November Check out NASA's Bulldozer Robots! Follow along with the Aero & Space comic from NASA Langley Research Center. Print out pages of the Space Coloring Book--including the Lunar Rover. Learn about planetary flight at NASA Quest. Start a team and Design a Mission to Mars! Control your own Remotely Operated Robot. Try out the Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets. October Check out this video about Rovers on Mars Learn about the JPL's Sensor Webs Project View some 3D Mars Virtual Landing Sites Play around with NASA Kids projects and games Send your name to Mars! See how Technology Imitates Nature September Check out Space Day's Mission: Fun Got a question? Ask Dr. Universe! Get involved in NASA's Mars exploration at Just for Kids! Try your hand at building a NASA spacecraft! Learn about rockets from the experts at Marshall Space Flight Center! August Test your
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Interested in biomechanics? Check out these mechanical snakes! July Follow the Mars on Earth 2001 team as they live in a simulated Mars lander in the Arctic! Visit Goddard Space Flight Center's FIRST web site! Check out Robonaut under construction at the Johnson Space Center! NASA Ames is developing the Personal Satellite Assistant (PSA) to support future space missions. Take a look at JPL's tactile, mobile, urban robot, Urbie! June Cool NASA Kids' sites: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/kids_index.html Check out the
forefront of technology at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/ Want to know what NASA's up to with robotics?!? Learn from Robots 101 at JSC's ROVer Ranch! Visit the Future Scientists and Engineers of America--maybe you can even start your own club! May * Visit Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting to learn more about the history, art, ethics, and control of robots! * Curious? Check out "Why Do We Explore Space?" * Interested in Mars? Visit the Mars Education page! * Check out RoboCamp 2001! * Want to find cool robotics projects to do? Visit the Technology Education Index! April * Check San Francisco Robotic Society of America's Project Page for cool projects! * Sun-synchronous robotic exploration at the Field Robotics Center. * The LAPIS 3 website has information about the prototype Mars rover, FIDO, and the LAPIS 3 Student Mission! * Visit Quest for opportunities to "chat" with an astronaut, learn about women in space, and more! * Check out this extensive list of robotics competitions and events!
March * Cool site from Palo Alto High School's FIRST Robotics Team! http://robotics.engr.paly.net/flashindex.html * Kennedy Space Center's FIRST Competition Site. * Langley Research Center's FIRST Competition Site. * Team home pages of FIRST participants. February * Visit the Robotic Systems
Technology Branch at Johnson Space Center: * JPL's Technology Gallery has pictures of generations of robots and rovers. * Interested in Robot Projects? Visit http://www.robotprojects.com/ to look at projects made by other robot enthusiasts and get ideas for your own! January * Check out home demos and
information from the Athena Science Payload (flying to Mars in 2003) site: * NASA's Planetary Photojournal
is a continuously updated database of publicly released images from various
Solar System exploration programs: * The LAPIS program involves high school students in testing the prototype Mars rover, FIDO. Check out the student team's web site at: http://wufs.wustl.edu/lapis2/
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