- These projects are supported by the NASA Nebraska Space Grant
- This is the pespository for Western Nebraska Community College NASA Nebraska Space Grant Student Fellowships and NASA projects
- Enhancing Computer Science Curriculum using off-the-shelf Robotics Kits to Increase Whole Brain Learning. This is part of an ongoing project by Bill Loring (Mentor). Thor and the Mars Stair Climing Rover are part of this.
In Norse mythology, the Scandinavian god most closely associated with Mars, the Roman god of war, is Týr (pronounced "teer").
Týr is primarily depicted as a god of justice, courage, and war, which aligns with Mars's characteristics, and the name "Tuesday" in English is derived from "Týr's day". Considered a brave and just warrior, often associated with upholding oaths and agreements. Famous myth:
In Norse stories, Týr famously lost his hand while trying to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
Connection to Mars: The "interpretatio romana" (Roman interpretation) of Norse gods often linked Týr with Mars.
Take a look at the project in the Mars_Rover folder.
- 01/16/25: Assemble team, start first tasks
This project simulates navigating, gathering and transmitting information from Mars to Earth using Raspberry Pi based GoPiGo3's.
- Environmental sensors
- Laser communication
- Terrain mapping
Thor is a robotic arm project which has been underway for several years.
The original project: Thor An Open Source 3D Printable 6DOF Robotic Arm
- Thor Aasgard GUI (Forked from AngelLM)
- Thor GamePad Control (Mike Zubko)
- 01/15/25 - Thor Asgard GUI control program converted to PySide6 for Windows
- 12/22/2025 - Thor GamePad control programmed and tested.
- 12/01/2024 - Thor is assembled and functional.
Tom Robinson, astronomy instructor at WNCC, made these photos available to us for use as Unity Assets.
- Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets
- Learning how to use Unity to sreate VR projects
- 09/07/2023 - Gus playing golf
- 09/07/2023 - Tour of Isaacs Room
- 12/30/2023 - Tour of Gus' Project
- 04/18/2024 - Final Tour of Gus' Project
- 4/26/2024 - Final Tour of Isaacs' Project
We are working on 3D printing projects to be painted with acrylic paints. This is in cooperation with the Art program.
Bill Loring (Mentor) I am an Information Technology Instructor at Western Nebraska Community College. I teach Information Technology Technical Support, CyberSecurity and Computer Science.
I have a repository for my own GoPiGo3 projects.
- Facebook: Facebook WNCC IT Program
- YouTube: YouTube WINCC IT Program
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