Researchers create robot dog to explore Mars, Moon

How this robot could accelerate the search for life

By David Meijer Planetary rovers are often imagined as bold explorers crossing alien landscapes. In reality, they work under tight limits. On Mars, even a simple instruction can take minutes to arrive, and every move must be planned carefully to avoid danger. That keeps missions safe, but it also raises a problem: if robots move slowly and stop often, how much of another world can we really study?A new test points to a different way forward. Ins…

Researchers create robot dog to explore Mars, Moon

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