Robbie

Robbie the robot, or "Robbie" for short, is a tracker, remote camera platform created by sim alumni Neil Fraiser.

In the begining

Robbie was built a number of years ago and consisted of a tracked drive, or "tank" portion and a arm section. The tank part of robbie was used for transport and carried the tracked drive system and power pack. The arm was made of mecano and housed a camera and a pincer arm for manipulating the planatary surface. This Robbie was lost years ago and since then Sim as excavated the tank portion. the arm is believed to be in the possesion of his creator, Neil Fraiser.

The Next Generation

Robbie was excavated from the junkyard in 2005-2006. With the help of the admiral, alumni and parents, Spacesim hopes to have robbie up and running in time for the main mission of 2005-2006. That said, the arm of Robbie still needs to be built and an all new control system has to be created before Robbie becomes fully opperational.

Purpose

The purpose of Robbie is similar to that of any other space exploring robot; to seek out new live and civilizations and to boldly go where no man has gone before. Also, Robbie is used to scout the planatary surface for possible dangers before the astronauts emerge from their spacesim, his arm and camera providing visual feedback for the astronauts about the planatary surface. He is also usefull for showing off to the rest of the school and making spacesim look extreamly smart and cool.