Real World: TriATHLETE – The Engineering Design Process in Action
See the engineering design process in action at Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, in Arizona. Learn about the next generation of the ATHLETE vehicle. See how the original design changed to allow a split into two robots and the addition of unique tools for exploration.
Background Information
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA JPL All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer
- NASA JPL ATHLETE Rover: A Dancing Robot
- NASA JPL The ATHLETE Rover
Activities
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA Johnson Space Flight Center Making and Mapping a Volcano