Martian Machines
Space Systems
Computing History
Robotics 101
Things that fly
100

This rover is the newest NASA rover and landed in Jezero Crater in February 2021.

What is Perserverance?

100

This robotic arm flew both on the shuttle and is on the International Space Station.

What is Canadarm?

100

He co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen.

Who is Bill Gates?
100

Robots use these to detect things like light, sound, or movement.

What is a sensor?

100

General term for an unmanned aerial vehicle.

What is a drone?

200

The first to use a sky crane to land on Mars its name reflects the want to learn more about the red planet

What is curiosity?

200
Astrobee robots work alongside human astronauts to accomplish goals on this orbiting laboratory.

What is the International Space Station (ISS)?

200

This rocket propelled men to the moon for the first time using just 36 KB of memory.

What is the Saturn V?

200

This metal is used both on printed circuit boards to conduct electricity and makes up the outside of the statue of liberty.

What is copper?

200

This system can automatically control and aircraft.

What is autopilot?

300

This helicopter was the first to complete a powered flight on another planet.

What is ingenuity?

300

In a 2008 movie this fictional boxy yellow robot was left to clean up the planet Earth.

Who is WALL-E?

300

Invented for military use this locater system was made open to the public in 1987 and is the basis for modern navigation.

What is GPS?
300

This machine extrudes plastic in lines to create objects.

What is a 3d printer?

300

This commercial aircraft has wingtips that robotically fold up upon landing.

What is the Boeing 777X?

400

This twin of Spirit got stuck in the Martian sand in 2009.

What is Opportunity?

400

This rotocopter is set to launch in 2028 headed for Saturn's moon Titan which it won't reach until 2034.

What is Dragonfly?

400

Her work as a computer pushed Alan Shepard to become the first American in space, her story was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.

Who is Katherine Johnson?

400

This is sensor is used to detect the height of aircraft in flight.

What is an altimeter?
400

The name for an aircraft system that uses digital signals to control surfaces instead of cables.

What is fly-by-wire?

500

The first successful rover to launch to Mars.

What is Sojourner?  (named after famous abolitionist Sojourner Truth)

500

Using 18 robotically controlled hexagon mirrors this telescope peers back in time using infrared light.

What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?


500

This Navy rear admiral helped invent computer languages and debugged the first “computer bug.” 

Who is Grace Hopper?

500

This computer-controlled machine can precisely create parts out of various materials.

What is a CNC-Mill?

500

The first commercial plane to have a digital cockpit it entered service with Swissair in 1983.

What is the A310?