2022

NASA LUNABOTICS Competition Cycle

2022 NASA Lunabotics Champions

In May 2022, Alabama Astrobotics traveled to Cape Canaveral, FL, and competed in the 2022 NASA Lunabotics competition on-site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. After competing in two brutal rounds of mining in the BP-1, the Team’s 2022 rover, affectionally called Goby, collected 5.4 kg of gravel, the most of any team competing. Between the Team’s mining score, partial autonomous operations, System’s Engineering paper, and Public Outreach paper, Alabama Astrobotics was awarded the Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence, the competition’s top prize. 

2022 Lunabotics Awards

​Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence Winner
  • Mining Award – 2nd Place
  • The Caterpillar Autonomy Award – 2nd Place
  • The Efficient Use of Communications Power Award Winner
  • Systems Engineering Paper Award – 1st Place
  • Public Outreach Project Award – 2nd Place
  • Presentation and Demonstration Award – Honorable Mention
 

Photos from Kennedy Space Center

ARcTIC 2022 Design Specifications

ARcTIC 2022 (Artemis Robotic Technology for Ice Collection), nicknamed Goby, was designed and built from scratch to collect and offload gravel used to model icy regolith buried beneath the surface of the Lunar South Pole.
Key Components of Goby's Design:
  • Four lead screws on each corner to act as an elevator system to adjust the driving clearance and offloading point of the robot.
  • A trencher excavation design that rips through the BP-1 to collect icy regolith.
  • An offloading conveyor belt in the shape of a "Z" to raise collected gravel in into the collection sieve.

Alabama Astrobotics Outreach
One of the cornerstones of Alabama Astrobotics is the Team's outreach program. Every year the Team partners with K-12 schools in the Tuscaloosa area and beyond to engage students in STEM. Check out this year's outreach events on the "outreach" page by either navigating to it using the menu bar or click the button below!

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