Chinese Scientists Develop 300g Aerial/Terrestrial Robot for Mars Exploration; Prototype Outperforms Existing Vehicles

Chinese scientists unveil aerial/terrestrial robot prototype for Mars exploration

This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows a prototype for a new class of aerial/terrestrial cross-domain robot developed by a research team at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Harbin Institute of Technology/Handout via Xinhua)HARBIN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have developed a prototype for a new class of aerial/terrestrial cross-domain robot, designed for missions such as Mars exploration.Weighing just around 300 grams -- a...