Scientists launch the COBRA robot to explore the explored parts of the moon and the space
NASA has activated a new program for the moon. It’s a COBRA robot that is snapped into a hexagon shape, built by young engineering students from Northwestern University, the robot rested peacefully on rocky steps in an empty patch of California desert. The robot is balanced on one flat side and covered in a black sheath, ultimately looking like a skinny tire. The bot was then made to go downhill, bouncing off rocks so fast that it launched momentarily into the air, but all the while staying upright and stable through it all.
Reports claim that the robot was one of the seven different machines conceived, designed, and built over the previous 18 months at universities across the US. Several engineering teams competed in the NASA contest to build innovative robots that will be capable of exploring the rough terrain and brutal conditions on the moon and sometimes, solving complexities beyond that.
Back in November, the teams showcased an array of bots and rovers that are built to traverse the desert, and on the rough patches of the moon. COBRA is basically an assembly of 13 mini-bots that are snapped together into a snakeline chain. Another robot that was demonstrated by the Arizona State University was the CHARLOTTE. It is a six-legged bot that could scale steep slopes, and Florida State University showcased a terrier-sized, four-legged robot named ‘Extreme Terrain Tuad’ or ET-Quad that jumped across different rocks.
Right now, one of NASA’s constant attempts is to send robots and rovers to different parts of space to explore the undiscovered and hidden mysteries of the universe. The recent set of innovations shows the creation of more robots that can walk to rough terrains and explore the explored efficiently.
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