This chapter explores the innovative design of a robotic structure inspired by natural forms like eels and millipedes, focusing on its unique propulsion system with counter-rotating screws. The discussion highlights the collaboration between robotics engineers and NASA scientists, addressing engineering challenges and the importance of redundancy in enhancing mission reliability.
Could we use robots to explore the oceans of Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Harrison Greenbaum dive deep into the EELS Project, sending a snake-like robot to Enceladus with Matthew Travers, a roboticist at the Biorobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University.
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