Planetary Rover Workshop

Build. Program. Explore.

Registered Space Tutor, ISRO · Affiliated member of the Earth Space Council

Who we are

Li2 Edu

For more than fifteen years we have run hands-on programmes in artificial intelligence, robotics, embedded systems and space technology for schools and colleges across India.

ISRO has registered us as a Space Tutor
Centres of Excellence set up at IITs and NITs
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You can start with this workshop.

Our first rover, built for the IIT Bombay workshop, 2010

The challenge

Imagine you are on Mars

A new planet. A big challenge. How do we explore it?

A challenging environment
You cannot go everywhere yourself
So how do we explore it?
That is where the rover comes in

The idea

What is a planetary rover?

A robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of another planet or moon.

Moves across terrain
Detects obstacles
Collects data
Performs tasks
Inspired by real Mars and Moon missions

Why they matter

Why do we need rovers?

01Explore

02Sense

03Collect data

04Make decisions

05Complete missions

Rovers bring together electronics, sensors, programming, robotics and autonomous decision making.

Hands on

What will you build?

Your own planetary rover.

Motors
Sensors
Arduino
Programming
Autonomous logic

Build → Program → Test → Improve

The planetary rover built in the workshop

The logic

How does a rover think?

01SenseDetect the environment (infrared, light and more)

02ThinkThe program decides what to do

03ActThe motors take action

Mission Control

Sensors

How does the rover understand its environment?

Obstacle detection(infrared)

Light detection(light sensor)

Temperature & humidity(DHT sensor)

Display(OLED / LCD)

The skills

What will you learn?

Hardwaremotors, sensors, Arduino

ProgrammingArduino, logic

Roboticsnavigation, autonomous

Space technologyrovers, missions, exploration

Problem solvingdesign, test, debug

A rover being built: chassis, Arduino board and wheels

Building a rover in a Li2 Edu workshop

Session plan

Two days, hour by hour

Day 1 — Building the Rover

From concept to a working rover.

9:30 - 10:00Introduction to space robotics, real Mars and Moon missions; basics of physical computing

10:00 - 11:15Introduction to Arduino and programming; hands-on hardware interfacing

11:15 - 12:30Rover navigation and suspension systems; build and test navigation

12:30 - 13:00Break

13:00 - 14:30How rovers detect obstacles; build a full obstacle-avoiding autonomous rover

14:30 - 15:00Demonstration of rover communication

15:00 - 16:00Add a display system to show sensed data

16:00 - 16:30Testing the rover for the mission: navigation and sensing

Day 2 — Mission Ready

Advanced capabilities, then a full mission.

9:30 - 10:00Challenges being solved by space technology and simulations

10:00 - 11:30Build a beacon detection system; the rover finds targets using light

11:30 - 12:30Add a temperature and humidity sensing payload

12:30 - 13:00Break

13:00 - 14:00Define the mission objective and integrate rover systems

14:00 - 15:30Final space mission challenge

15:30 - 16:30Internship and career opportunities; certificate distribution

The path

From workshop to career

Robotics engineer

Embedded systems

AI and ML engineer

Space technology

Electronics engineer

Research and development

Explore → Learn → Build your future

What you get

Hands-on rover building
Programming experience
Sensor integration
Autonomous navigation
Space mission challenge
Completion certificate
Internship and career opportunities

A workshop cohort, each student holding the rover they built

A cohort with the rovers they built

In action

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Are you ready?

Build your rover. Program your mission. Explore the unknown.

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