SuperSpaceBots!
On February 13, the USC Information Sciences Institute's Wei-Min Shen reported to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll, illustrating his comments with striking video of the system in action.
Modular robots may play a major role in future space exploration. From traveling over difficult terrain, burrowing below the ground and flying in micro-gravity, these robots can complete a range of tasks to support exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Read more..Don't miss the USC Information Sciences video.
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