Scarab (rover)
Scarab is a 2010 robotic lunar rover prototype designed to assist astronauts take rock and mineral samples.[1][2] Scarab is capable of autonomously traversing in dark polar craters using laser mapping to navigate and carries a science payload. The science payload is capable of taking a core sample from 1 m depth and analyzing it for water and gasses, and also has an 80 cm bucket wheel for collecting lunar samples. The rover has a mass of 312 kg. [3] Scarab will also be used to test varying mobility techniques and lunar wheels. It is being developed by the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, with support by NASA.
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Scarab
References
- "NASA Day on the Hill". NASA. 20 January 2016.
- "Snakes, Rovers and Googly Eyes: New Robot Masters Take Many Forms". Wired. 2008-04-04.
- Skonieczny, K.; Wettergreen, D. S.; Whittaker, W. L. "Red" (25 January 2016). "Advantages of continuous excavation in lightweight planetary robotic operations". International Journal of Robotics Research. 35 (9): 1121–1139. doi:10.1177/0278364915615689. S2CID 29393461.
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