18 May 2009
Weird Rover Prototypes
Posted by Ryan Anderson
Last week when the news about Spirit being stuck in the sand came out, my friend Lisa Grossman, a science writing intern at Wired, contacted me to see if I had any ideas for a fresh angle on the story rather than just repeating the press release. I suggested that she check out some of the awesome rover prototypes that JPL is working on and find out how future rovers will deal with tricky terrain. She did, and her excellent article went up at Wired today! Go check it out!
Are they gonna get stupid names too?