High school students and teachers from around the country are working with the Mars Exploration Rover Athena Science Team. Read bios and view pictures of the thirteen Athena Student Interns teams!

The Licancabur volcano located at the boundary of Chile and Bolivia hosts a lake that is one of the highest and least explored lakes on Earth. Check out videos, sound clips, and classroom activities as scientists explore this remote location!

The online course of eight LIVE robotics presentations by NASA and international scientists from the Rio Tinto in Spain has been archived! Watch the archives HERE!

NEW! Join the Robotics Education Project mailing list to receive monthly updates highlighting opportunities, activities, and information relating to robotics education. We'll keep you informed!

After figuring out how insects called water striders are able to skim across the surface of the water, two MIT researchers created their own robotic insect: Robostrider. Check out pictures and movies to learn more about this bug 'bot!

Ever wish you could watch the Mars rovers as they roam around the red planet? Then check out these short, animated videos depicting one of the Mars Exploration Rovers traveling to, landing on, and exploring the Martian surface.

Learn about robotics in this unique online community. Join other robotics educators, students, and enthusiasts in the quest for robotics activities, projects, materials, and knowledge. Log on today and start exploring!

The MOONMARS workshop is a youth event that will evaluate the commonalities between current Moon and Mars exploration plans. The workshop will be held September 26-28 in Bremen, Germany. There is still time to apply!

While the ultimate field trip might someday be an actual journey to Mars, NASA is doing the next best thing – giving high school teams the opportunity to explore Mars through the Athena Student Interns Program and the Mars Exploration Student Data Team!

Think you want to be a roboticist? Check out these colleges and universities that offer robotics courses and degrees. You can also look for internship ideas based on grade level!

On Thursday, July 17 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time, two JPL robotics engineers will talk about the world of mobile robots designed for different environments and applications, ranging from space exploration to urban reconnaissance. Click here to tune in!

As the Mars Exploration Rovers prepare to launch, you can check out their progress through the Mars Rover Virtual Album!

Botball: Sign up now for the National Conference and Tournament!

FIRST: View the National Competition finals and awards! View the regional archives

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center in Monterey, CA is holding a Summer Institute, July 13-20, for educators from high schools, community colleges, and universities.

Join JPL engineer Brian Wilcox on on May 8 at 7 PM Pacific Time as he discusses extreme engineering challenges that future solar system exploration robots will face when conducting science on planetary surfaces. View the webcast!

From 1-2 p.m. Eastern time today, the "Countdown to Mars" webcast will offer a behind-the-scenes look at NASA's 2003 Mars Exploration Rover project. From 2-3 p.m. you can learn about robot helpers.

VIew the archived webcast of JPL's Dr. Richard Terrile discussing the current and future plans for exploring our solar system with robotic spacecraft in his presentation, "Rise of the Machines".

Sign up for a free online course about the exciting world of information technology research! Register to watch live presentations by NASA technology experts. Webcasts run Tuesday and Thursdays 4/15-5/15

The Planetary Society needs good Lego rover designs for their "Mars Stations" around the world. Visit the contest website to see how you can enter your designs for one of three classes of rovers. Deadline: 4/28/03

Follow the Hyperion robot's field investigation bringing new scientific understanding of the Chilean desert as a habitat for life with distinct analogies to Mars.

NASA is sending two rovers to Mars this spring and high school teachers and their students can be part of the Athena Science Team during this exciting mission! Learn more about the Athena Student Interns Program! Deadline: Expired

Imagine a job where you can combine computer programming, robotics, and time on a boat out on the ocean. It might sound like a dream, but that's the job of a software engineer at Bluefin Robotics! Check out our Careers in Robotics feature to learn how two guys just out of college got involved...

What is ESTME? It stands for Excellence in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education. ESTME Week has created activities you can do, posters you can download, educational resources, and more!

Scientists at NASA are designing a robot to assist astronauts with their routine chores on the International Space Station (ISS) and they want your help! Join the challenge, interact with NASA experts, and participate in exciting webcasts!

NASA's new Educator Astronaut Program will give some great teachers a chance to go into space! Educators can learn more about applying and students can nominate their favorite teacher at: http://edspace.nasa.gov/

Scientists and engineers have been discussing the pros and cons of the different landing site options for the Mars Exploration Rovers. Learn more about the landing sites and the final four that have been chosen!

Students in grades 4-8--develop a solution for one of the 2003 Design Challenges! All you need is creativity, the ability to work as a team, and the desire to get the job done. Deadline is March 3, 2003!

Did you watch the Engineering on the Red Planet webcast? Now that you've heard from JPL engineers and a high school robotics student, let us know what you learned! Test your new knowledge with the post-webcast survey!

NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers need a name. Students in grades K-12 in the United States can submit suggestions and take a chance at being part of history!

Check out information on a free robotics workshop for 7-12 grade educators January 23 and 30, 2003!

-- NASA-sponsored team survey

-- Kick-off webcast information

-- FIRST kick-off details

On 12/13/02, as part of NASA's Imagine Mars Project, Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen will be combining Science and Art in an interactive webcast. Visit the Imagine Mars webcast page to learn more!

Robots enable scientific discoveries at Mars. Dr. Firouz Naderi, Mars Exploration Program Manager, will discuss the current Mars Program, its goals, discoveries, and innovative ideas for future robotic Mars missions at 7 PM Pacific Time tonight!

NASA's online robotics course is over, but you you can still watch the Online Course archives! Then, if you want to learn even more about robotics, check out MIT's FREE online courses about aeronautics and astronautics, ocean engineering and much more!

FIRST Robotics sponsorship information now posted!

A list of teams being sponsored by NASA for the 2003 FIRST Robotics Season is now posted!
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 Check out the Ranger Robotics Program!

Find out how the Ranger Engineering Arm might help astronauts do their job in space. Go to the Ranger website to see images and watch video clips. Or click here to view a slide presentation on the Ranger Robotics Program.

With the success of the FIDO prototype Mars rover field test, NASA launched the Mars Exploration Rover web site. Check it out to learn about the mission, the rovers, classroom activities, and more!

Ever wonder how scientists prepare for a Mars mission? Well, thanks to a partnership between the Exploratorium and NASA, you can find out! Watch an archived webcast from the desert and JPL. When you tune in, you'll hear from scientists and engineers who are getting ready for the 2003 Mars mission and see the prototype rover, FIDO, in action!

Honeybee Robotics in New York City is helping NASA accomplish more science during exploration. Check out the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) they will provide to the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission and learn about some of their other exciting technologies!

NASA works hard to develop rovers that can work, climb, traverse and explore. Through footage of the robots in action and interviews with the engineers, and scientists who make it happen, you can learn about the rovers that are changing planetary exploration and discovery!

NASA JSC offers teachers and students the chance to learn how NASA defines robotics, see how robotic systems are used in the space program and plans for future robotic applications. Check out the Distance Learning Outpost for more information.

On June 30 and July 1, 54 teams of middle and high school robot-builders will compete in the upcoming Botball 2002 National Robot Tournament in Norman, OK. The event is free and open to spectators! For more information, visit http://www.botball.org/.

The boom that holds Odyssey's gamma ray spectrometer (GRS) sensor head was successfully deployed, marking the mission's last major technical milestone. Read about how this will help Odyssey in its quest for scientific knowledge.

NASA's Planetary Science Summer School offers a "crash course" in the process of developing a mission concept into reality August 5-9. Students will participate in a team activity to develop a mission proposal, using the Project Design Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Check out the Mars Exploration website to learn about the infrared images from Mars Odyssey that suggest Mars experienced a series of environmental changes during active geological periods in its history. The layers

JPL's Kids website has links to great images, projects, and programs. Take a quiz, go to Mars, or explore the galaxy--it's all available from the JPL Kids page!

Ever wonder what came before the Mars Pathfinder rover, Sojourner? Which rovers will be the next to explore the surface of Mars? Check out this timeline and the cool pictures of robots that have gone before!

It will take a lot of people to make the Mars Exploration Rover mission a success--and many of them are women! Through the "Women Working on Mars" webcast on May 16th, you'll have a chance to meet and chat with some of the women scientists, engineers, artists, web designers, and others who help make Mars exploration possible.

Want to see how students are building and programming 'bots to meet a challenge? Check out the Silicon Valley Botball Tournament! We invite you to either stop by the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA to view it live or watch the competition via webcast!

Find out, " What is Space Day?"
Participate in the Adventure to Mars!
Play a Mars rover game online
Take part in the design challenge.
Check out the webcast!

Martian Radiation Environment Experiment turns on!