C H A P T E R  4

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Creating the Solar Collector

In Chapters 2 and 3, you were given the steps to build the first two (of three) models required for the Mars Base Alpha challenge. In this chapter, you will learn about the final model, the solar collector (SC) built using pieces from the LEGO Education Resource Set.

Figure 4-1 shows what the completed power redirect (PR) will look like.

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Figure 4-1. The solar collector fully assembled

The solar collector has two moving parts: one is an X-shaped crank that must be turned by your robot, and the ...

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