This Jumble of Tent Poles Could Be NASA's Next Titan-exploring Robot

The "Super Ball Bot", under development at NASA Ames, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to land on the surface of Titan without a parachute or airbag. The robot, created by Vytas SunSpiral and Adrian Agogino, can then roll about the surface by adjusting its shape. For more information, read http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/nasas-squishable-ball-bot-could-explore-titan

More from Vytas SunSpiral: http://www.magicalrobot.org/

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