It’s coming of age in robotic science, and next from NASA’s backyard is another all terrain robotic rover, but if it’s from NASA, we can expect novelty there. Yes, Axel (as they call the lately built and tested a robot), developed in California Institute of Technology is an autonomous robotic rover stuffed with wireless computing sensors in a cylindrical body which maneuvers over all terrains, from steepy climbs to rocky mountains and deepest caters, where man wouldn’t reach safely.
Axel operates upside down and right side up, using three motors – two to control the two wheels while the third to control the lever containing a scoop. The bot scoops the material to 360 degree rotating cameras, so that the scientific researchers can make hash and pot of the material for research. Don’t miss Axel in action after the jump.
Via: NetworkWorld/Slashdot
