Planetary exploration rover avoids sand traps with 'rear rotator pedaling'
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 09:10
in Astronomy & Space
Built with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to 'wiggle,' a new robot known as the 'Mini Rover' has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with granular material -- and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.