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While the Mars rover Curiosity may have attracted much of the world's attention of late, there are some equally impressive Earth-bound robot rovers deserving of some column inches. One such vehicle is China's Polar Rover, which harnesses the wind for power courtesy of a top-mounted HoYi! turbine from New York's Urban Green Energy (UGE) as it explores the Antarctic vastness, documenting effects that global warming is having on the continent... Continue Reading Polar Rover blows through Antarctica
Section: Robotics
Tags: Antarctic, Autonomous, Robots, Rover, Wind-powered
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While the Mars rover Curiosity may have attracted much of the world's attention of late, there are some equally impressive Earth-bound robot rovers deserving of some column inches. One such vehicle is China's Polar Rover, which harnesses the wind for power courtesy of a top-mounted HoYi! turbine from New York's Urban Green Energy (UGE) as it explores the Antarctic vastness, documenting effects that global warming is having on the continent... Continue Reading Polar Rover blows through Antarctica
Section: Robotics
Tags: Antarctic, Autonomous, Robots, Rover, Wind-powered
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