Jun 2, 2025
Astronomy Cast Ep. 758: Non-Roving
Rovers
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on May 26, 2025.
Some of our favorite robots are rovers currently roving around
the surface of the Moon & Mars. But there’s some pretty tricky
terrain out there and engineers are scheming up clever ways to
explore other worlds inspired by life that crawls, slithers, hops
and flies. As we explore more surfaces and more complex surfaces
throughout the solar system, mission teams are designing robot
explorers that don’t sit still and also don’t rove. In this
episode, we’re going to take a look at the new technologies that
are allowing technology to get around.
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