Author Topic: "Sand Flea Robot". Potential for Mars application.  (Read 1804 times)

Offline go4mars

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http://www.gizmag.com/sand-flea-jumping-robot/21989/

Rover fall down a hill?  Wheel get stuck?  Need to send a little tiny rover down into a lava tube then have it jump back out again?

No problem.


At .38 gravity things look even better...
Elasmotherium; hurlyburly Doggerlandic Jentilak steeds insouciantly gallop in viridescent taiga, eluding deluginal Burckle's abyssal excavation.

Offline A_M_Swallow

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Re: "Sand Flea Robot". Potential for Mars application.
« Reply #1 on: 03/30/2012 09:53 pm »
Such robots should be happy exploring the Moon as well.

Things like solar panels and arms will need protecting.

I hope it works in lose dust.

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