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Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon Researchers Show Small Robots Can Prepare Lunar Surface for NASA Outpost
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3D pics
3D pics These images convey 3D visualization when viewed with stereo glasses that use a red filter on the left eye and blue for the right eye. The format... [Read more]
Circuit board for motor control
Circuit board for motor control Thermal, structural and space-rated componentry will upgrade this motor controller before flight. This one is for development... [Read more]
A-to-D and D-to-A
A-to-D and D-to-A Integrated circuits that convert analog to digital and digital to analog are utilized in controller electronics that read sensors and... [Read more]
Motor controller progress
Motor controller progress This field-programmable gate array is currently switching lights. The development will eventually switch and drive the robot’s... [Read more]