- These projects are supported by the NASA Nebraska Space Grant
- This is the repository 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 Climbing 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.
In Norse stories, Týr famously lost his hand while trying to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
The "interpretatio romana" (Roman interpretation) of Norse gods often linked Týr with Mars.
Take a look at the project in the Tyr folder.
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)
- 12/22/2025 - Thor GamePad control programmed and tested.
- 12/01/2024 - Thor is assembled and functional.
This project simulates navigating, gathering, and transmitting information from Mars to Earth using Raspberry Pi-based GoPiGo3's.
- Sensors, remote control.
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 create VR projects.
- 09/07/2023 - Gus playing golf
- 09/07/2023 - Tour of Isaac's Room
- 12/30/2023 - Tour of Gus' Project
- 04/18/2024 - Final Tour of Gus' Project
- 04/26/2024 - Final Tour of Isaac's 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.
Visit my GitHub repository for my own GoPiGo3 and Raspberry Pi projects.
- Facebook: Facebook WNCC IT Program
- YouTube: YouTube WNCC IT Program
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
