Collaborate Disseminate
Once upon a time, NASA-JPL put out a design for an open-source rocker-bogie rover. It was an impressive and capable thing, albeit a little expensive and difficult to build. Now, …read more Continue reading Open Source Rover Gets an Update for Easier Building
When navigating the vast and unpredictable expanses of outer space, particularly on the alien terrains of distant planets, smart engineering often underlies every major achievement. A paramount example of this …read more Continue reading Rocker Bogie Suspension: The Beloved Solution To Extra-Planetary Rovers
During the late 1980s NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was busy developing the first ever wheeled robot that would roam the surface of Mars. Due to the long round-trip times …read more Continue reading When the Sojourner Mars Rover Nearly Ran LISP
Doctor Who eventually made light of the fact that the Daleks were critically impaired when it came to staircases. This rover from [WildWillyRobots] doesn’t share that issue, thanks to a …read more Continue reading Stair Climbing Rover Gets Up With Rocker Bogies
No matter your project or field of endeavor, simulation is a useful tool for finding out what you don’t know. In many cases, problems or issues aren’t obvious until you …read more Continue reading Can You Help NASA Build A Mars Sim in VR?
Started by graduate students from the California Institute of Technology in the late 1930s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was instrumental in the development of early rocket technology in the …read more Continue reading Classic Chat: Arko Takes Us Inside NASA’s Legendary JPL
Imagine the scene: You’re puttering along in your vehicle when, at least an hour from the nearest help, one of your tires starts losing air. Not to worry! You’ve got …read more Continue reading Martian Wheel Control Algorithms Gain Traction
Well, that didn’t go quite as we expected, did it? Wind the clock back 365 days, and the world seemed to be breathing a collective sigh of relief after making …read more Continue reading 2021: As The Hardware World Turns
China’s space program has big goals and is already starting to achieve them. Recently, the China National Space Administration has landed its first rover on Mars, and begun to explore …read more Continue reading China’s Mars Rover Goes Exploring
You’d be forgiven for thinking these pictures of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover were renderings of the real deal on the Red Planet, if it wasn’t for the golf ball tucked …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Mars Rover Smiles for the Camera