‘Red Rover’ to roam Moon’s surface
July 23, 2009 by david.gump
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing on the moon, a local company is hoping to get back there.
In 22 months, William “Red” Whittaker, a roboticist at Carnegie Mellon University, wants a robot to make the trip.
He and the Astrobotic team have developed and tested the Red Rover and have gone through a redesign all while depending on the rover’s own landing pad to get it there. MORE
