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Fangzheng Liu
For Video Friday, IEEE Spectrum highlights the Media Lab’s AstroAnt project.
This miniaturized swarm robot can ride atop a lunar rover and collect data related to its health.
Before researchers send a project like AstroAnt to the lunar surface, they have to test it somewhere like the moon.
Terrestrial tests help to ensure that the AstroAnt's teeny-tiny wheels keep turning when it reaches the moon.
Castrol supports the AstroAnt Payload Program, a robotic swarm designed for tasks on spacecraft, rovers, and landers.
Our fifth day in Lanzarote was our biggest data collection day.