Team Name: TriRoboNauts (Trikala Robotic Astronauts)

1. Fotis Roumeliotis

2. Nektarios Siomos

3. Stefania Spahou

4. Vasilis Staridas

5. Galini Stafila

Teacher-Coach: Eleftheria Karagiorgou, Computer Science and Robotics teacher

Our project is a Mars colony, that includes:

1. Space ship launch base

2. Space ship

3. Communication centre- Satellite dish

4.Greenhouse with control centre for the temperature, the light and the conditions for the growth of our vegetables (like spinach) 

5. Oxygen producing centre for the greenhouse

6. Communication satellite and meteorological satellite

7. Stone robotic collector from Olympus mountain that converts stones into soil for the greenhouse

8. Rover for the transportation of stones

9. Solar panels for producing energy

The space colony on Mars is the start for the Milky Way exploration. All the above were built with Lego and Lego WeDo

Inspiration for our project:

•  the text “Fantastic trips into space”, from the Greek school book of 5th grade which is part of the Greek book of Rena Petropoulou, "Ο Σοφούλης ο Ψαλιδούλης και η απόδραση στο Διάστημα".•

•  the project "Popeye on Mars", which has been developed by Greek scientists and the main idea is the building of a greenhouse for the cultivation of spinach on Mars. The specific project has been presented in a NASA contest.

The whole project was based on a lot of testings and changes. You can see our video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ogB0Djf54A [3] (in English), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mciSHkxI7A [4] (in Greek)

The project doesn't end here: We organised an "Asteroid Day" event, in order to learn more about Asteroids and their impact to our Solar System. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnOrfEBtX_c [5]

In our learning diary, you can see more about our activities: https://padlet.com/kareri/trirobonauts [6]