The University of Southern California's robotics team has teamed up with NASA in an effort to improve the exploration of other planets and bolster data gathering.
The University of Southern California's robotics team has teamed up with NASA in an effort to improve the exploration of other planets and bolster data gathering. A half a dozen other schools are also part of the program, which is called The LASSIE Project, or Legged Autonomous Surface Science In Analogue Environments. USC's Mechanical engineering student Ethan Fulcher co-wrote the software for the robot named Spirit.
They're gathering data on what happens when Spirit steps on loose or wet sand, and even something brittle like a graham cracker, which they say is meant to mimic ice. In turn they'll use to the data to determine where the ground is more stable on planets, where homes could one day be built. LASSIE Project members say that it's a multi-disciplinary effort.
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