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Spherical RoboBall could tackle Moon’s toughest terrain | Texas A&M researchers want to go more geometrical with a new mobile robot shaped like a ball for literally rolling about rough terrain.
We're used to rovers exploring the Moon or Mars to have legs and wheels for moving around, but a team at Texas A&M led by Robert Ambrose wants to go more geometrical with a new mobile robot shaped like a ball for literally rolling about rough terrain.
We're used to rovers exploring the Moon or Mars to have legs and wheels for moving around, but a team at Texas A&M led by Robert Ambrose wants to go more geometrical with a new mobile robot shaped like a ball for literally rolling about rough terrain. It was absolutely terrifying to me as a child as well as being a remarkable bit of instant innovation because originally the thing was supposed to be a robotic go-kart, but that broke down the first time on set, so the prop man came up with a substitute using a weather balloon weighted down with water and moved with a giant fan off camera. RoboBall III is the deluxe version coming in at a diameter of 6 ft (183 cm) and is configured for more practical use as well as the ability to carry a payload of sensors, cameras, and sampling tools.
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