AL NAHDA NATIONAL SCHOOLS / MARS EXPLORERS 2026

THIS ISN'T
JUST A MISSION.
IT'S OUR MARS.

Five minds. One autonomous LEGO robot. A bold journey to engineer solutions for the Red Planet.

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01 / 04MISSION PHASE
04:00MATCH DURATION
05 + 02CORE + BONUS MISSIONS
250PTSMAX BASE SCORE
01THE MISSION / 202624.6°N / 6.7°E

THE FUTURE
ISN'T FOUND.
IT'S BUILT.

Our challenge is simple to imagine and difficult to engineer: explore a simulated Martian landscape, accomplish critical missions and help establish a future human outpost.

Inspired by the UAE's Emirates Mars Mission, our team designs, programs and tests an autonomous LEGO SPIKE Prime robot to transport supplies, gather samples and tackle seven challenges within a four-minute match.

DISCOVER THE SEVEN MISSIONS↗
OUR NORTH STAR

WE GO FURTHER.
TOGETHER.

“When we are Unified, even the stars are within our reach.” — Mars Explorers Rulebook
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02THE OBJECTIVES07 / MISSION FILES

SEVEN MISSIONS.
ONE WAY FORWARD.

Every challenge is a chance to innovate. Select a mission to explore its objective, scoring and success conditions.

MISSION / 01STATUS · PLANNING

Water Delivery to Sultan

Deliver the water sample to Sultan's Base.

20 POINTS
● MISSIONS MAY BE ATTEMPTED IN ANY ORDEROPEN SCORE SIMULATOR↗
03THE MARTIAN SURFACEMAT / 2004 × 1143 MM

KNOW THE TERRAIN.
OWN THE ROUTE.

The competition mat is our proving ground. We plan around obstacles, sample pickup points and safe returns to the Launch Zone.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION MAT • REPRODUCED FROM THE RULEBOOK (PAGE 11)01 / 01
Official Mars Explorers Secondary game mat showing Launch Zone, ADNOC, MBRSC, Sultan, Hope Orbit, rover, colored flag tokens and obstacles.
Tap or click the map to enlarge.⤢
01 /NO TOUCHING OUTSIDE HOME

The robot must move autonomously once outside the Launch Zone.

02 /OBSTACLES MATTER

Contact with a permanent obstacle costs 3 points.

03 /ONE ROBOT. MANY TASKS.

All required attachments must be prepared before the match.

04OUR ENGINEERINGPLATFORM / LEGO SPIKE PRIME

SMALL MACHINE.
BIG AMBITION.

Our SPIKE Prime build brings together a central programmable hub, two turquoise drive wheels, two front-mounted sensor-like modules and a pair of linked gripping arms driven by one motor.

01HUB & PLATFORM

LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime

02DRIVE SYSTEM

Two turquoise drive wheels

03GRIPPING MECHANISM

One motor · two linked arms

04MATCH REQUIREMENT

Autonomous · 20 cm max height

Illustrative technical schematic based on the team's reported LEGO SPIKE Prime build: turquoise wheels, two front-mounted modules, central hub and linked dual arms; not a photograph or measured plan
FIG. 01OUR BUILD / ANNOTATED SCHEMATIC — NOT TO SCALE
BUILD LOG / COMPONENT BREAKDOWN

Engineered for the mission.

These diagrams reflect the reported design of our actual build. Sensor type, sensor orientation and motor port assignments still need verification. Team photographs can replace the diagrams when uploaded.

Illustration of the two turquoise drive wheels01 / DRIVE SYSTEMTwo turquoise drive wheels
Illustration of two white front-mounted sensor-like modules02 / SENSOR MODULESTwo front-mounted white modules
Illustration of the mechanically linked two-arm gripping mechanism03 / LINKED GRIPPEROne motor controls both arms

Engineering note: the shared gripper motor is based on the team's description. Exact port assignments, sensor pointing direction and measured dimensions are not yet confirmed. The diagrams are explanatory, not construction plans.

You can preview a real robot photo here, or add photos to the project folder to make them appear publicly.
05THE DISCOVERY PROJECTPROPOSED CONCEPT
CONCEPT / TO BE BUILT & TESTED

POWERING
LIFE ON MARS.

Our proposed Discovery Project is a compact, solar-powered energy station designed to help a future Mars habitat store power for periods without sunlight.

Mars has long nights and dust that can reduce solar power. We propose a portable model combining a solar panel concept, a storage unit and a life-support connection. During the game, our robot must deliver the model from the Launch Zone to the Center of Mars.

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01 / SOLAR INPUT02 / STORAGE03 / HABITAT SUPPORT
PROJECT FILE MX-06
01 /THE CHALLENGE

Reliable energy for a future Mars colony.

02 /OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION

A modular solar and stored-energy support station.

03 /THE ROBOT'S ROLE

Deliver the project model autonomously to the Center of Mars.

06THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE ROBOT05 / CREW MEMBERS

ONE CREW.
NO LIMITS.

Five students bringing design, programming, testing, strategy and research together. Every role moves the mission forward.

01 / COMMAND✳
AR
TEAM LEAD · LEAD DESIGNER & PROGRAMMER

Ahmed
Ragab

01
02 / SYSTEMS✦
YM
LEAD TESTER · ASSISTANT CODER

Yousef
Mohammed

02
03 / ENGINEERING✦
Y
MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Yahia

03
04 / OPERATIONS✦
R
MISSION STRATEGIST

Rami

04
05 / RESEARCH✦
AM
DISCOVERY RESEARCHER

Adam
Mohammed

05
07MISSION SCORE SIMULATORINTERACTIVE / ESTIMATE

EVERY POINT
COUNTS.

Build a scoring scenario using the rulebook values. This is a planning tool, not an official referee result.

MISSION OBJECTIVES
FUEL TOKENS RETURNED0 / 3
FINISH TIME04:00
RESCUES OUTSIDE LAUNCH
0
PERMANENT OBSTACLE CONTACTS
0
PROJECTED MATCH SCORE
000PTS
OBJECTIVE POINTS0
PENALTIES0
TIME MULTIPLIER×1.00
CORE MISSIONS COMPLETED0 / 5
Complete 4 of 5 core missions to unlock the time bonus.

Estimation based on rulebook pp. 9, 12, 14–18. Scoring and penalty order should be confirmed with the referee.

08MISSION TRANSMISSIONREADY WHEN YOU ARE

READY FOR
LIFTOFF?

Take a guided five-minute journey through our crew, our engineering and our Discovery Project—designed for the judges.

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