Planetary exploration rover avoids sand traps with 'rear rotator pedaling'

ScienceDaily
May 13, 2020, 2:38 pm109 pts
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…

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