Because the Jump Glider uses the sun's rays to recharge, he envisages that the robots could be deployed in a swarm, communicating wirelessly, to carry out coordinated environmental monitoring or mapping missions across vast areas like the Australian outback. (newscientist.com)
The multi-tasking spacecraft, called the Chang» e 2, completed its moon mapping mission earlier this year. (scientificamerican.com)
Mapping mission Investigators set out to map key areas of the Atlantic continental margin in high resolution, work that could uncover more about these hazards. (scientificamerican.com)