Pictures of Current Robotic Development

 

The robot on the MERS courtyard, autonomously navigating around rocks and other obstacles.

The team at MERS presenting to Dr. Weiler.

Debugging the motor controllers on the robot.

Mike and Murray cutting out the new frame for the robotic arm.

SICK Ladar mounted on Axion Racing's Spirit vehicle for 3D mapping.

NASA and Axion Racing team in Primm, Nevada

How you see Mark and Gary...

How the robot sees Mark and Gary...

(The LADAR scans a 180 degree view, too wide for a digital camera to capture at once.)

Image scan from the LADAR (that is a human...
no aliens here...that I know of).

Top view of capaciflector controller layout. Teal sections represent copper traces/pours.

Derek testing various capaciflector designs.

Capaciflector prototypes and debugger circuitry.

Robot traveling on the mock-Mars land.

Mark and Danny working on code for the LADAR.

People came out to see the show.

Robot autonomously navigating around rocks.

The robot autonomously navigating through the hallway.

The robot in the hallway again.