Mini Rover in Granular Surfaces (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Mini Rover in Granular Surfaces

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The Mini Rover moves through a bed of poppy seeds designed to model movement through granular surfaces. The robot was used to test complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb planetary or lunar hills covered with such granular material.

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Goldman lab, Georgia Tech

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