The US space agency “NASA” is planning to send more robots to places “that humans cannot reach”, so it is developing some special technologies to achieve this goal.
JPL is developing two robots, called “RoboSimian” and “Surrogate,” which are designed for these missions at the laboratory’s headquarters in Pasadena, California.
According to the specialized scientific magazine “scitechdaily”, “NASA” has plans, which are currently being worked out, to overcome the huge challenges of sending humans to Mars.
The lab is developing new and powerful technologies to send more advanced robots to other destinations in the solar system, such as the moon, asteroids and the icy moon Europa that orbits Jupiter.
The article noted that scientists need to design and build robots that can navigate safely and withstand the surface of these difficult planets and act as back-up and agile explorers, where many of the sites include severe challenges and obstacles such as rocky cliffs, steep valleys and slippery ice.
JPL has developed software for all of the Mars rovers that we have sent that makes it possible to control these mechanisms from Earth.
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The article noted that the laboratory is developing a program that allows rovers to drive and roam on the surface of Mars as independently as possible, and they can place tools on the surface and control them, and use cameras and other tools to see and sense their surroundings.
A four-legged, 64-finger rover has been developed called LEMUR, in which the mechanism can climb rock walls by holding hundreds of small hooks on each finger.
The pilot project opened the door to a new generation of robots that can walk, climb, crawl, and even use gecko-like grippers to attach to surfaces.