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Article "A Tumbleweed Robot to Stop the Spread of Deserts"
by Liz Stinson
February 4, 2014
https://youtu.be/cmBCVVS_vns
Uploaded on Jul 27, 2013
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The Tumbleweed Desert is a platform designed to operate autonomously for years traveling distances of thousands of kilometers using only the power of the wind. Its mission: to hold back the spreading desert.
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Negev autonomous experiment
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This is footage of the Tumbleweed Desert v.4.2 control test in the Negev Desert not far from the Egyptian Border. You can see how the system changes shape to alternately use wind energy to move or wait for more favorable wind direction.