Curiosity Mars Rover Spins Its Wheels [720p]

The wheels that will touch down on Mars in 2012 are several rotations closer to spinning on the rocky trails of Mars.

This video clip shows engineers in the JPL clean room where the rover is being assembled as they put all six wheels into motion for the first time.

Engineers raised the rover just as a car mechanic would hoist a car to check the wheels, and started the "engine" to get the wheels rotating. The wheel mobility system has 10 motors in all-four for steering the rover and six for driving. During this test, all 10 motors ran in every direction. Each wheel spun forward and backwards.

Next up for Curiosity is a series of "tune-ups" to prep the rover for driving.

credit: JPL/NASA

source: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=910

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Science & Technology

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• Curiosity rover
• Mars rover

[sudoLinux666]

"My wheels got spin, but they're not integer since they're ferminotic"

[djxatlanta]

@sudoLinux666 - geek! ;-) ;-)

[privatejoker1000]

way to slow



[djxatlanta]

@privatejoker1000 - it has to be.

[PROMITHEASMUSIC]

I've seen much more weird stuff of the official technology spectrum as a whole (robotics, exoskeletons etc), but watching all these scientists working on something they are just going to send to another planet is just pure awe.

[djxatlanta]

@qUiiCkScOpMoNtAgEr - Yes, it's controlled remotely from the ground by a program. As with the current Mars rovers, Curiosity will send stereo pictures of its surroundings back to Earth so navigators can build a 3D model of the terrain. Based on the images, engineers will create a daily driving program to send back up to the rover. Later, as the mission progresses, they will allow the rover to drive more autonomously.

[thebouleoffools]

@dtripakis They're working in a clean room environment - no dust or contaminants. Well, extremely little.

[dtripakis]

Why wear those suits ?

[lambsbotham]

Nasa your need a bigger wire for when the real thing happens

[bilirubinu]

PIMP rims NASA cheers!

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