WORMS, Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Developer - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team leader - George Lordos

 

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MIT WORMS development video Oct 2022

Oct 25, 2022

spaceresources.mit.edu/projects/worms-2022

 

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"Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots"
Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels.

by Jennifer Chu
March 14, 2023

 

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Article "MIT’s new modular lunar robot has ‘worms’ for arms"
The WORMS system is designed to navigate the moon's South Pole, which has complex terrain and potential water sources.

by Will Shanklin
March 15, 2023