C H A P T E R  15

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Setting Up the Black Box Challenge

To successfully complete this fourth Mars Base Alpha Challenge, you will be required to construct a microbot that will enter the damaged black box and make repairs to enable the escape pod to carry its two passengers safely back to the planet’s surface. The black box has three issues that must be resolved:

  • Repair the interface port.
  • Switch from memory module 1 to memory module 2.
  • Reconnect the heat sink to the CPU to prevent chip burnout.

To simulate the black box and the three actions that must be performed to repair it, you will need to assemble the models found in this chapter and in ...

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