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>>One of the hardest things about the rover
missions here at NCAS is not necessarily the

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technical aspects of each individual part of our robot but also working together and coming together as a

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team in order to make decisions on the floor
for what we should do with the robot.

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The robot is just a tool but the people are what
drives it.

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>>Three, two, one, begin.

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>>We started out designing our rover and we
made it as efficient as possible for the terrain

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that they were giving us, so we used tracks
instead of wheels, so that we could go over rocks,

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that sort of thing.

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And then we programmed it so it was able to
scoop up rock samples.

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And we tested those and we were able to identify
different minerals with our programs using

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different sensors.

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>>This is definitely really close to work experience,
like a deadline or a project, you have to

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finish it, sometimes you have to stay up late at
the hotel, and work extra hours, you just

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have to get it done.

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And that's something the classroom definitely
would not give you.

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>>In class, there's a lot of theory and a lot
of understanding of why things do the things

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they do, but you don't really get experience
in building, and creating, and going off script

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and making something yourself, and feeling
like you're making something out of nothing.

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And that was something I've never really experienced
before in this context- and I really, really

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appreciate having that opportunity.

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>>I was kind of taken by surprise with how much
passion there was in the workforce here.

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Every time I asked an employee questions,
they were always just instantly jumping forward

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and giving me lengthy explanations because
that's what they do and they all love it.

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>>This was one of the best experiences, academically
and professionally I've ever had.