Tests Evaluating Crabwalk Moves
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 16:17
in Astronomy & Space
On firm ground, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers can make crablike moves by turning all four steerable wheels to the same side angle, then rotating the wheels either forward or backward.
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