Think self-driving cars are impressive? Try a self-driving rover on a planet over a hundred million miles away. On Wednesday, NASA announced that its Mars Perseverance rover had pulled off a stunning ...

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GRANITEVILLE — Middle and high school students assembled and programmed robotic rovers at Aiken Technical College’s “Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition” June 9-13, building hands-on skills ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day. The source of these shocks is a spark discharge, occurring between your body and the body of the car.

In a windy patch of desert outside Barstow, Calif., a 700-pound planetary rover named Helelani is churning its thick tires through a flour-like dust. Seven teams from around the world are taking turns ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

NASA is quietly laying the groundwork for a new generation of robots that will not just survive on Mars, but move, scout and deliver science in ways today’s rovers cannot. The Science Transport & ...