CORVALLIS, Ore. (KVAL) — Oregon State University (OSU) researchers are advancing efforts to equip dog-like robots for scientific exploration on Mars, following a series of experiments conducted this month at White Sands National Park, OSU shared in a news release on Thursday.
The park serves as a Mars analog environment, where scientists are testing scenarios to inform future Mars operations involving astronauts, quadruped robots, rovers, and Mission Control on Earth.
Cristina Wilson, a robotics researcher at OSU, emphasized the commitment to deploying quadrupeds on the Moon and Mars…