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Sending 3D Printed Parts to Mars: A Look Inside JPL’s Additive Manufacturing Center

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With the Mars 2020 mission now past the halfway point between Earth and its destination, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab recently released a couple of stories about the 3D-printed parts that made it aboard the Perseverance rover. Tucked into its aeroshell and ready for its high-stakes ride to the Martian surface, …read more

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Wheeled NASA rover splits in two to explore craters

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Four-wheeled robotic rovers may be a good choice for the exploration of other planets, but they could conceivably get stuck at the bottom of deep craters. NASA’s DuAxel rover is designed with that in mind, as it splits in two for steep descents.Continu… Continue reading Wheeled NASA rover splits in two to explore craters→

Robot Travels the World

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Around the World in 80 Days may have been an impressive feat of international travel in a world before widespread air transit. In modern times though, it’s not even necessary to leave your home in order to travel around the world. To that end, [Norbert] is attempting to accomplish this …read more

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Modular Rover Platform Rolls on 3D Printed Flexible Tank Tracks

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Master of 3D printed robots, [James Bruton], plans to do some autonomous rover projects in the future, but first, he needed a modular rover platform. Everything is cooler with tank tracks, so he built a rover with flexible interlocking track sections.

The track sections are printed with flexible Ninjaflex filament. …read more

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Autonomous Rover Navigates The House With LIDAR

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For those wishing to explore robot autonomy, there’s no better way then to learn by doing. [Greg] was in that camp, and decided to build an autonomous rover to roam his house, and learned plenty along the way.

[Greg]’s aims with the project were to build a robot that was …read more

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Portable device may help Mars rovers search for life

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If a Mars rover ever were to find signs of life on the Red Planet, chances are that it would be in the form of compounds detected in the soil. A newly designed device could better help it do so, as compared to existing technologies.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Portable device may help Mars rovers search for life→

ExoMy Is A Miniature European Mars Rover With A Friendly Face

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Over the past few weeks, a new season of Mars fever kicked off with launches of three interplanetary missions. And since there’s a sizable overlap between fans of spaceflight and those of electronics and 3D printing, the European Space Agency released the ExoMy rover for those who want to experience …read more

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