Real-life BB-8 ‘hamster ball’ robot may one day map moon caves0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 8, 2021
ESA’s spherical rover hopes to lower, roll, and hop its way through lunar caves.
ESA’s spherical rover hopes to lower, roll, and hop its way through lunar caves.
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