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From: jrv@demon.siemens.com (James R Vallino)
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Subject: Re: CM Ambler Rover
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Date: 2 Jul 90 14:27:48 GMT
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In article <74@tucson.sie.arizona.edu> bill@tucson.sie.arizona.edu (Bill Ganoe) writes:
>The basic idea here is that if a mini-rover (or micro-rover) falls in
>a crater or whatever: (1) it will be small enough that it will be less
>susceptible to serious damage than a larger "moon stomper", and (2) it
>will try to get out of the crater more or less like a roach or other
>insect would try to get out of, say, a toilet bowl here.

And when the rover detects that it is stuck it can begin emitting a signal
which the other mini-rovers can interpret either as a call for help or a
warning to stay away.
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