
After finishing their submission for the challenge, the team went on to continue astrobotic research with the Columbia University Robotics Club.įuture Robotics Laboratory is comprised of four young professionals who all met at some point during their education and share an interest in robotics. The robotics team of the Columbia Space Initiative consists of undergraduate and graduate computer science students at Columbia University and was advised by Professor Tony Dear. It serves as an umbrella organization for mission teams involved in everything from nano-satellite mechanical design to building biomedical payloads for research in outer space. The Columbia University Space Initiative is a student space technology and outreach club founded on Sep. ROS, Gazebo, Docker, and Linux were all new to me at the start of the contest.

I am the coauthor of IEEE publication (related to autonomous vehicles). I hold patents related to image processing algorithms, precision machine design, and machine vision.

I have been involved in semiconductor capital equipment, material testing, disk drives, and ultra-high vacuum. I have around 30 years of industry experience in the area of automation and robotics developing software algorithms, mechanical design, and working with optics and electronics. My educational background consists of a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and Master of Science in electrical engineering. Get to know the Space Robotics Challenges Phase 2 finalist teams below.ĪMI Technologies, LLC is a single person team. The celebration concludes with the long-awaited award ceremony announcing the winners of the NASA Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2 in the Mission Briefing Center 2-3 p.m.ĭuring the ceremony, hear from a variety of speakers about the importance of partnerships and collaboration to inspire innovation, and learn about the goal of the challenge and what NASA hopes to gain from Monsi Roman, NASA Centennial Challenges Program Manager.Īctivities are included in general admission. Speakers include Kim Hambuchen, Branch Chief for Robotics Systems Technology at NASA Johnson Space Center Dustin Nottage, US Army Corps of Engineers industrial engineer and Ramavarapu "RS" Sreenivas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor. Learn about current NASA robotics projects during our State of the Science panel presentation 1-2 p.m. Operate these all-terrain, customizable robotic rovers on our robotics field. 27 activitiesįor the first time at Space Center Houston, test out the new Sphero RVR Programmable Robots. This competition features members of the Finalist teams from the NASA Space Robotics Challenge mentoring a team of students to develop code for their robots to complete tasks on a giant lunar map. in the main plaza.Įlementary, middle school, and high school students from the greater Houston area will put their coding skills to work to navigate a robot through a space exploration challenge. Watch a live student robotics competition, similar to a hackathon, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Get a glimpse into the future of robotics and celebrate the conclusion of this pioneering competition at the NASA Space Robotics Challenge Celebration. Robotics enthusiasts from around the world are travelling to Space Center Houston for the culmination of the NASA Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2, presented by BHP, Sept. Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2 Celebration
