Engineers Design a Robot That Can Stick To, Crawl Along, and Sail Around Rubble Pile Asteroids by AndyTomaswick
An Astronomy Cast episode profiles the Solar System’s survivors.
Softbots have four main advantages over other types of spacecraft when interacting with an asteroid. They can adhere to the surface better than most. Once on the surface, they can crawl along it. They can also launch themselves back off the surface by “jumping.” And finally, they can redirect themselves to a different location on the asteroid using a simple solar sail.
But what if it doesn’t want to stay stuck to the asteroid’s surface? One option is to crawl along that surface, and AoES can do that. The design discussed in Dr. McMahon’s final report for NIAC uses a type of actuator known as a HASEL actuator. These allow the robot to adhere one part of its appendage to the asteroid while contracting another part , effectively allowing it to crawl along the surface of the asteroid while maintaining consistent surface contact.
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