Hackaday Links: March 29, 2020

It turns out that whacking busted things to fix them works as well on Mars as it does on Earth, as NASA managed to fix its wonky “mole” with a little help from the InSight lander’s robotic arm. Calling it “percussive maintenance” is perhaps a touch overwrought; as we explained …read more

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Modular DMOS survival shovel packs small but muscles you out of trouble

You don’t really need a shovel until you really need a shovel. So taking up a third of your car roof with a man-height ditch digger’s shovel doesn’t make much sense … that is, until you find yourself spinning tires helplessly in three feet … Continue reading Modular DMOS survival shovel packs small but muscles you out of trouble