All,

I've just completed work on the Perkins Observatory Mars Yard.  This
exhibit allows guests to drive a completely wireless LEGO rover around a
simulated Martian landscape.  The rover has been up and running for nine
months now.

Just two weeks ago I completed a Mars Lander (also made of LEGO bricks) to
go with the rover.  The lander has a camera that can pan and tilt, similar
to the Pathfinder Station.  It's quite elaborate.  Please check it out.

http://www.perkins-observatory.org/marsrover.html

If I may say so myself, our guests _really_ like this exhibit (especially
the kids).  The fact that it's made of LEGO bricks excites a lot of them.
Here is something that they could make themselves if they put their minds
to it (albeit with $1,500 worth of parts).  It is also _very_ robust and
reliable.  Change batteries, flip a couple of switches, and you're ready to
go.

If anyone thinks this is something they would like to try, please contact
me.  I can build one for you for a modest set fee plus expenses.  I've
already jumped all the hurdles and learned all the little tricks necessary
to make it work well.  It's a major exhibit built on a shoestring budget.


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Bob Martino                        Can you really name a star?
                                   http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/
"I look up to the heavens
 but night has clouded over
 no spark of constellation
 no Vela no Orion."          -Enya

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