A team of Australian scientists have built a Moon Rover to join NASA’s mission to the moon in 2028.
NASA asked Australian robotics experts at Arose to produce a lunar rover, and they responded with “Roover.”
The rover is a solar-powered four-wheel drive, which is remotely controlled by scientists in Perth.
The rover also features a pocket-sized backhoe.
Arose Lead Engineer Dr Sarah Cannard said the scientific marvel put Australian scientists on the “world stage”.
“Having this lunar rover host a NASA payload demonstrates to the world what we are capable of,” she said.
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Arose CEO Leanne Cunnold called the Aussie rover a “massive deal”.
“It’s a massive deal, just pause for a second…Australia is going to the moon!”
Video feeds from Roover’s multiple cameras will be transmitted back to Earth.
