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A three-legged robot could one day be hopping across the surface of asteroids, searching for valuable minerals. Known as the SpaceHopper, the bot was recently put to the test on a micro-gravity aircraft flight.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: ETH Zurich, locomotion, Space exploration
Science fiction aficionados may recall the bipedal robots from the 1972 film Silent Running, which performed maintenance on the outside of the spaceship. Well, the new MARM robot is a bit reminiscent of them – except it has three limbs, for optimum dexterity and mobility.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Spacecraft


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