Mars Rover Michi bit

The Project

“Michi bit” is a Mars rover created by Robot and Electronics Workshop for the Mars Rover Contest held at the Fukuoka City Science Museum. In this contest, teams remotely control their robots to drive through a rough course designed to look like the surface of Mars. The uneven course was very challenging, and it required not only good robot performance but also careful control and adjustment. Michi-bit uses three micro:bits to control its motors. The robot arm for collecting samples was designed with Autodesk Fusion and made using a 3D printer. We carefully adjusted the robot so that it could drive smoothly and be controlled accurately by radio. We also practiced remote control many times, and whenever a problem occurred, we looked for the cause and improved the robot. Although Robot and Electronics Workshop is a team of only two elementary school students, we were able to win 3rd place out of 6 teams in the wireless control category, competing against junior high and high school students.

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