Wiggling wheels could keep future rovers trucking in loose lunar soil
A tiny model robot slogs over terrain that would stop simpler bots in their tracks
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It may look like a sandbox toy, but this plastic vehicle is serious business. It’s a prototype rover helping researchers explore how to climb steep hills and slog through loose soil on the moon or Mars.
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