Texas A&M RoboBall lunar crater explorer
by Canyon Owen: Texas
RoboBall is a spherical robot created by researchers at Texas A&M University. Its purpose is to explore lunar craters. It moves with an internal pendulum system. That setup lets the ball roll and steer in any direction. The robot can reach speeds of up to 20 mph. Researchers are working on further improvements to the design.
Transcript (en)
This is RoboBall, a spherical, mobile robot built for exploring lunar craters. It is developed by a team at Texas A&M University. The robot works using a pendulum system inside the ball that allows it to roll forward, backward, and steer in any direction. Through years of testing and improvements, RoboBall has reached speeds of up to 20 miles per hour, with ongoing work to make it even faster, smoother, and more autonomous for future space missions.
