A shoebox-sized wheeled robot explores the rugged terrain on the surface of the Mars Yard at JPL. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

The newest edition of NASA's small, foldable robots successfully traversed rugged terrain in the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

The Autonomous Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (A-PUFFER) includes several modifications to the previous design . In addition to larger wheels, each robot has an upgraded onboard computer with a wireless radio for communication and a stereo camera for sensing the environment in front of it.

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