{"id":14,"date":"2025-10-15T16:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/?p=14"},"modified":"2025-10-16T00:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:33:32","slug":"welcome-to-tcnj-lunabotics-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/2025\/10\/15\/welcome-to-tcnj-lunabotics-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to TCNJ Lunabotics 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the TCNJ Lunabotics Site! We are designing and building an excavating rover to mine lunar regolith simulant. We will be designing the chassis, drivetrain, mechanism, electrical system, control and software integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1-1024x980.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1-1024x980.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1-768x735.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1-1536x1470.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/lunabotics26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2025\/10\/Round_Logo_SP-2022-06-557-KSC_Lunabotics_Logo_REVISED_Page_1-1.jpg 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NASA Lunabotics Challenge Objectives: Apply NASA systems engineering process to design, build, and test lunar construction robots. Robots must traverse challenging terrain and construct regolith berms for: &#8211; Blast\/ejecta protection during landings\/launches &#8211; Shading for cryogenic propellant tanks &#8211; Radiation shielding for nuclear powerplants &#8211; Other mission-critical lunar infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Subsystems:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Chassis &#8211; Drivetrain &#8211; Mechanism &#8211; Electrical System &#8211; Software &amp; Controls Integration<\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open \" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.5\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"15\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container  \"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;submenuOpenedBy&quot;: { &quot;click&quot;: false, &quot;hover&quot;: false, &quot;focus&quot;: false }, &quot;type&quot;: &quot;submenu&quot; 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We are designing and building an excavating rover to mine lunar regolith simulant. We will be designing the chassis, drivetrain, mechanism, electrical system, control and software integration. Scope The NASA Lunabotics Challenge Objectives: Apply NASA systems engineering process to design, build, and test lunar construction robots. 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