RoboBall: Ball-like robot could map steep moon craters, rolling where rovers can’t
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A spherical robot called RoboBall, originally conceived at NASA in 2003, is being developed at Texas A&M to explore hard-to-reach places like steep lunar craters where traditional rovers fail. The ball-shaped design allows it to roll seamlessly between environments without tipping over, reaching speeds of 20 mph in testing, with future plans for autonomous swarms to map terrain and deploy instruments in dangerous locations.
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