NEPO Missions

Fraunhofer IAIS

About this game

Program like the pros, research like the astronauts! NEPO Missions takes you on a real Mars mission. Program a simulated Mars rover »Rosa« based on the original ESA (European Space Agency) rover »Rosalind Franklin« and become a space explorer.
Welcome to the mission »Exploration Mars«! Together with a team of experts you sent the rover Rosa to Mars. Rosa has landed safely, and now it's your job to program and send her on an exploration tour. In 17 exciting levels, you'll set out to find traces of water and biological life on Mars.
You've never programmed before? Don't worry! Thanks to a visual programming language and lots of support from your space buddy Dalia and the smart robot lady Roberta, you'll get started in no time. Step by step, Rosa and you explore the »red planet«. In the process, you'll learn not only how to program Rosa's movements, but also how to use sensors to explore the planet. But watch out! A dust storm is building up on Mars and threatens to ruin the mission! Will you and Rosa be able to complete all the tasks in time to make space history?NEPO Missions - get started now!
• 17 exciting levels
• Tasks for beginners and advanced players
• Visual programming language, ideal for newbies
• For Kids 13 years and older; with adult supervision it is also possible to use it from ten years of age
• Inspired by the real ESA mission »ExoMars 2022«.
• Simulates a Mars rover based on the original ESA »Rosalind Franklin« rover
• Get to know real sensors for research
• Gain technical knowledge in a fun way
• A programming environment that adapts to your skills
• Learn more about Mars and space
• Help and sample solutions available
NEPO Missions was developed by the Fraunhofer educational initiative »Roberta® - Learning with Robots« in collaboration with »Gentle Troll Entertainment« and with support from the Google.org Impact Challenge. The app is based on the open-source programming platform »Open Roberta Lab«, which is developed by Fraunhofer IAIS in Sankt Augustin (Bonn) and enthuses millions of people worldwide for programming.

Ratings and reviews

Some more feedback would be cool for debugging. :3 E.g. "That was the right spot, but you didnt analyze the drill sample!" (Not that that happened to me...)

What's new

• English available as an additional language
• Improved voice output
• Various textual and level adjustments
• Bugfixes