This chapter explores the mechanics of robotic locomotion with a focus on hexapods and their efficiency in movement. It highlights the collaboration with NASA on the EELS project, which aims to survey for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus using innovative robotic designs. The discussion delves into the challenges of navigating icy terrains and the potential for meaningful discoveries through advanced robotic exploration.
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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