NASA Lunabotics

Building an autonomous lunar mining robot

Lunabotics challenges teams to design, build and run their autonomously operated robot, traverse the simulated off-world terrain and excavate the simulated Lunar regolith!

Introduction

In NASA's own words, “This Artemis Student Challenge (NASA's Robotic Mining Competition Lunabotics) is designed to train university students in the methods of NASA systems engineering while designing, building and operating an exciting lunar excavator prototype.“ All majors welcome!

Mission Goals

  • Qualify for Phase 2

  • Design and build a working rover

  • Compete in the 2021 competition

Related Skills

  • Robot design (CAD, animation, engineering design)

  • Systems engineering

  • Robotics (ROS, Arduino)

  • Autonomous programming

Mission Directors

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Julio Ramirez

SEAS 2025

Electrical Engineering

[email protected]

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Timothy Melendez

SEAS 2025

Computer Science

[email protected]

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Emiliano Villicaña

Mechanical Engineering

[email protected]