Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Gizmodo: NASA's Developing Robotic "Hedgehogs" to Explore a Martian Moon

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NASA's Developing Robotic "Hedgehogs" to Explore a Martian Moon
Jan 2nd 2013, 21:40

Exploring micro-gravity climates like Mars, which has just 38 percent of the Earth's force, or its moon, Phobos, which has 1000 times less gravity than that, can be a challenge for rovers that rely on wheels or skittering legs for traction. That's why Stanford researchers plan to survey the Martian moon with an fleet of bounding, spiked spheres. More »


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