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This was the basic remote-controlled Mars Rover.

This was the prototype model for the Crater Fighting Bot, equipped with an ultrasonic and light sensors.

This was the original Crater Fighting Bot. The ultrasonic sensor was placed high with a downward angle to as to hopefully see low targets and avoid damage to the sensor.

Below the plow is a set of gears and the light sensor. The gears were originally intended to potentially lift opponents up the ramp, disabling them, but that didn't work out. The gears were kept to support the ramp.

This is the final version of the Crater Fighting Bot. The underside of the ramp was too dark and cluttered for the light sensor, and the elevated placement of the ultrasonic sensor made the sensor far too inconsistent. The gears on/below the ramp were kept to provide support for when there was a collision.

Here is a (rather awkward) picture of our Bomb Defusing Bot. It operates on an ultrasonic sensor to avoid obstacles and detects the bomb using a touch sensor. The bomb is then neutralized with the helicopter-propeller-like swinging arm at the top.

Public Product

Copy of Bomb Bot Sales Pitch

This is a short slide show detailing the incredible Weedwacker, a bomb-disarming bot that's guaranteed to neutralize all bomb threats without the risk of endangering anyone!

Robot Analysis

I do believe that the Crater Fighting Bot and the Bomb Defusing Bot are robots. They were programmed to complete certain tasks based on their interaction with the environment, and they execute these tasks independently. The original Mars Rover was not a robot, for it reacted to a human-operated remote controller, therefore making it more of a machine rather than a robot.

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