NASA Backs Squishable, Twistable Ball-Shaped Rover

Name: NASA Backs Squishable, Twistable Ball-Shaped Rover
Uploaded: 2014-07-29T18:03:34+00:00
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Channel: Mashable
Description: It looks like a children’s toy, but NASA wants to use it as a rover. The Super Ball Bot is reportedly crunchable, twistable, squishable and even bounces a bit. The idea is, NASA could more easily deploy these bots in hostile space environments.

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It looks like a children’s toy, but NASA wants to use it as a rover. The Super Ball Bot is reportedly crunchable, twistable, squishable and even bounces a bit. The idea is, NASA could more easily deploy these bots in hostile space environments.

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