NASA tests robot snake EELS. Will be able to explore planets and moons.

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NASA tests robot snake EELS

Will be able to explore planets and moons

NASA has developed a snake-like robot called EELS (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) for future exploration of planets and moons. EELS has been tested in various conditions, as shown in the video below.

EELS is designed to perform its investigations and missions autonomously, as there will be long response times if the robot is landed on Mars or another distant celestial body. According to NASA:

"Because of the communications lag time between Earth and deep space, EELS is designed to autonomously sense its environment, calculate risk, travel, and gather data with yet-to-be-determined science instruments. When something goes wrong, the goal is for the robot to recover on its own, without human assistance."

NASA has been developing EELS since 2019, and it is approximately 4 meters long and weighs 100 kg. Currently, the robot is not part of any of NASA's missions, but that may change in the future if the robot is deemed capable of efficiently performing various missions.

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Via www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov