1 00:04:09,580 --> 00:04:14,440 rocki for small lightweight versatile is 2 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:14,450 rocki for small lightweight versatile is 3 00:04:14,450 --> 00:04:16,840 rocki for small lightweight versatile is the latest in a series of planetary 4 00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:16,850 the latest in a series of planetary 5 00:04:16,850 --> 00:04:19,210 the latest in a series of planetary Rovers that tests the possibility of 6 00:04:19,210 --> 00:04:19,220 Rovers that tests the possibility of 7 00:04:19,220 --> 00:04:21,430 Rovers that tests the possibility of exploring the surfaces of other planets 8 00:04:21,430 --> 00:04:21,440 exploring the surfaces of other planets 9 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:26,560 exploring the surfaces of other planets with robots this is Robbie an earlier 10 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:26,570 with robots this is Robbie an earlier 11 00:04:26,570 --> 00:04:27,790 with robots this is Robbie an earlier Rover experiment 12 00:04:27,790 --> 00:04:27,800 Rover experiment 13 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,460 Rover experiment Robbie is as long as a pickup truck and 14 00:04:30,460 --> 00:04:30,470 Robbie is as long as a pickup truck and 15 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:33,129 Robbie is as long as a pickup truck and weighs two tons it is not meant for 16 00:04:33,129 --> 00:04:33,139 weighs two tons it is not meant for 17 00:04:33,139 --> 00:04:35,920 weighs two tons it is not meant for space travel but is a valuable testbed 18 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:35,930 space travel but is a valuable testbed 19 00:04:35,930 --> 00:04:38,760 space travel but is a valuable testbed for semi autonomous navigation concepts 20 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:38,770 for semi autonomous navigation concepts 21 00:04:38,770 --> 00:04:42,460 for semi autonomous navigation concepts rocky 3 closer to the idea of a real 22 00:04:42,460 --> 00:04:42,470 rocky 3 closer to the idea of a real 23 00:04:42,470 --> 00:04:45,750 rocky 3 closer to the idea of a real space Explorer weighs about 56 pounds 24 00:04:45,750 --> 00:04:45,760 space Explorer weighs about 56 pounds 25 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,030 space Explorer weighs about 56 pounds this mini Rover evolved from many years 26 00:04:49,030 --> 00:04:49,040 this mini Rover evolved from many years 27 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,280 this mini Rover evolved from many years of robotics and automation development 28 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:51,290 of robotics and automation development 29 00:04:51,290 --> 00:04:53,610 of robotics and automation development at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 30 00:04:53,610 --> 00:04:53,620 at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 31 00:04:53,620 --> 00:04:56,770 at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory small but capable planetary Rovers have 32 00:04:56,770 --> 00:04:56,780 small but capable planetary Rovers have 33 00:04:56,780 --> 00:04:58,659 small but capable planetary Rovers have been made possible by the development of 34 00:04:58,659 --> 00:04:58,669 been made possible by the development of 35 00:04:58,669 --> 00:05:01,360 been made possible by the development of micro technologies from computer chips 36 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:01,370 micro technologies from computer chips 37 00:05:01,370 --> 00:05:08,710 micro technologies from computer chips to sensors dr. Lonnie Lang the plan is 38 00:05:08,710 --> 00:05:08,720 to sensors dr. Lonnie Lang the plan is 39 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,710 to sensors dr. Lonnie Lang the plan is to have a rover of this kind about seven 40 00:05:11,710 --> 00:05:11,720 to have a rover of this kind about seven 41 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,279 to have a rover of this kind about seven kilograms 15 16 pounds built for a small 42 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:15,289 kilograms 15 16 pounds built for a small 43 00:05:15,289 --> 00:05:18,219 kilograms 15 16 pounds built for a small Lander in the measure system to be able 44 00:05:18,219 --> 00:05:18,229 Lander in the measure system to be able 45 00:05:18,229 --> 00:05:19,810 Lander in the measure system to be able to do these kinds of tasks for 46 00:05:19,810 --> 00:05:19,820 to do these kinds of tasks for 47 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:22,870 to do these kinds of tasks for scientific and exploration Rocky's final 48 00:05:22,870 --> 00:05:22,880 scientific and exploration Rocky's final 49 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,850 scientific and exploration Rocky's final performance test was on a rock-strewn 50 00:05:24,850 --> 00:05:24,860 performance test was on a rock-strewn 51 00:05:24,860 --> 00:05:27,610 performance test was on a rock-strewn Mars like location in a dry riverbed 52 00:05:27,610 --> 00:05:27,620 Mars like location in a dry riverbed 53 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:30,909 Mars like location in a dry riverbed near JPL in Pasadena California in the 54 00:05:30,909 --> 00:05:30,919 near JPL in Pasadena California in the 55 00:05:30,919 --> 00:05:33,190 near JPL in Pasadena California in the background is a surveyor spacecraft of 56 00:05:33,190 --> 00:05:33,200 background is a surveyor spacecraft of 57 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,480 background is a surveyor spacecraft of the type that landed on the moon 58 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:34,490 the type that landed on the moon 59 00:05:34,490 --> 00:05:39,310 the type that landed on the moon twenty-five years ago this demonstration 60 00:05:39,310 --> 00:05:39,320 twenty-five years ago this demonstration 61 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,440 twenty-five years ago this demonstration celebrates that historic surveyor 62 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:41,450 celebrates that historic surveyor 63 00:05:41,450 --> 00:05:58,650 celebrates that historic surveyor landing 64 00:05:58,650 --> 00:05:58,660 65 00:05:58,660 --> 00:06:04,440 a camera on the lander notes locations 66 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:04,450 a camera on the lander notes locations 67 00:06:04,450 --> 00:06:06,810 a camera on the lander notes locations and is used by the operators to select 68 00:06:06,810 --> 00:06:06,820 and is used by the operators to select 69 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:09,630 and is used by the operators to select targets for the rover when viewed with 70 00:06:09,630 --> 00:06:09,640 targets for the rover when viewed with 71 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,820 targets for the rover when viewed with special goggles the images appear in 72 00:06:11,820 --> 00:06:11,830 special goggles the images appear in 73 00:06:11,830 --> 00:06:14,820 special goggles the images appear in three dimensions the operator designates 74 00:06:14,820 --> 00:06:14,830 three dimensions the operator designates 75 00:06:14,830 --> 00:06:17,070 three dimensions the operator designates a series of waypoints for rocky to 76 00:06:17,070 --> 00:06:17,080 a series of waypoints for rocky to 77 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,400 a series of waypoints for rocky to follow on its way to the target rock 78 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:19,410 follow on its way to the target rock 79 00:06:19,410 --> 00:06:21,810 follow on its way to the target rock activities are programmed in Rocky's 80 00:06:21,810 --> 00:06:21,820 activities are programmed in Rocky's 81 00:06:21,820 --> 00:06:24,000 activities are programmed in Rocky's onboard computer and they are triggered 82 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:24,010 onboard computer and they are triggered 83 00:06:24,010 --> 00:06:29,070 onboard computer and they are triggered by the operators command first the rover 84 00:06:29,070 --> 00:06:29,080 by the operators command first the rover 85 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,320 by the operators command first the rover will deploy a seismometer a fully 86 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:31,330 will deploy a seismometer a fully 87 00:06:31,330 --> 00:06:33,840 will deploy a seismometer a fully functional micro device sensitive enough 88 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:33,850 functional micro device sensitive enough 89 00:06:33,850 --> 00:06:36,330 functional micro device sensitive enough to detect the billions of a G needed to 90 00:06:36,330 --> 00:06:36,340 to detect the billions of a G needed to 91 00:06:36,340 --> 00:06:39,480 to detect the billions of a G needed to feel a Mars quake the smallest quake a 92 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:39,490 feel a Mars quake the smallest quake a 93 00:06:39,490 --> 00:06:41,700 feel a Mars quake the smallest quake a human can feel is about eight one 94 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:41,710 human can feel is about eight one 95 00:06:41,710 --> 00:06:44,450 human can feel is about eight one thousandth of a G so the instrument is 96 00:06:44,450 --> 00:06:44,460 thousandth of a G so the instrument is 97 00:06:44,460 --> 00:06:48,210 thousandth of a G so the instrument is 125 billion times more sensitive than a 98 00:06:48,210 --> 00:06:48,220 125 billion times more sensitive than a 99 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:56,580 125 billion times more sensitive than a human being as rocky travels between 100 00:06:56,580 --> 00:06:56,590 human being as rocky travels between 101 00:06:56,590 --> 00:06:59,460 human being as rocky travels between points the operator has identified it is 102 00:06:59,460 --> 00:06:59,470 points the operator has identified it is 103 00:06:59,470 --> 00:07:01,620 points the operator has identified it is guided by a new computing technique 104 00:07:01,620 --> 00:07:01,630 guided by a new computing technique 105 00:07:01,630 --> 00:07:05,340 guided by a new computing technique called behavior control sensors tell 106 00:07:05,340 --> 00:07:05,350 called behavior control sensors tell 107 00:07:05,350 --> 00:07:07,530 called behavior control sensors tell rocky about its pitch and roll and 108 00:07:07,530 --> 00:07:07,540 rocky about its pitch and roll and 109 00:07:07,540 --> 00:07:09,960 rocky about its pitch and roll and modifies the vehicle direction to avoid 110 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:09,970 modifies the vehicle direction to avoid 111 00:07:09,970 --> 00:07:13,950 modifies the vehicle direction to avoid dangerous situations the rover's camera 112 00:07:13,950 --> 00:07:13,960 dangerous situations the rover's camera 113 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,040 dangerous situations the rover's camera scans the view ahead and rocky moves to 114 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:17,050 scans the view ahead and rocky moves to 115 00:07:17,050 --> 00:07:19,530 scans the view ahead and rocky moves to its next task to chip the weathered 116 00:07:19,530 --> 00:07:19,540 its next task to chip the weathered 117 00:07:19,540 --> 00:07:21,780 its next task to chip the weathered surface from iraq so a sensitive 118 00:07:21,780 --> 00:07:21,790 surface from iraq so a sensitive 119 00:07:21,790 --> 00:07:24,000 surface from iraq so a sensitive spectrometer can determine the content 120 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:24,010 spectrometer can determine the content 121 00:07:24,010 --> 00:07:28,369 spectrometer can determine the content of the rock 122 00:07:28,369 --> 00:07:28,379 123 00:07:28,379 --> 00:07:53,309 and now down it's a Grover camera 124 00:07:53,309 --> 00:07:53,319 125 00:07:53,319 --> 00:07:56,860 next Rakhi has to collect a soil sample 126 00:07:56,860 --> 00:07:56,870 next Rakhi has to collect a soil sample 127 00:07:56,870 --> 00:07:58,659 next Rakhi has to collect a soil sample and deliver it to the lander where it 128 00:07:58,659 --> 00:07:58,669 and deliver it to the lander where it 129 00:07:58,669 --> 00:08:06,330 and deliver it to the lander where it will be analyzed by science instruments 130 00:08:06,330 --> 00:08:06,340 131 00:08:06,340 --> 00:08:09,700 rocky 4 is a prototype for an even 132 00:08:09,700 --> 00:08:09,710 rocky 4 is a prototype for an even 133 00:08:09,710 --> 00:08:12,429 rocky 4 is a prototype for an even smaller lighter Rover one that will 134 00:08:12,429 --> 00:08:12,439 smaller lighter Rover one that will 135 00:08:12,439 --> 00:08:15,550 smaller lighter Rover one that will weigh only about 11 pounds it will carry 136 00:08:15,550 --> 00:08:15,560 weigh only about 11 pounds it will carry 137 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,769 weigh only about 11 pounds it will carry science instruments capable of testing 138 00:08:17,769 --> 00:08:17,779 science instruments capable of testing 139 00:08:17,779 --> 00:08:20,920 science instruments capable of testing the surface and atmosphere of Mars that 140 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:20,930 the surface and atmosphere of Mars that 141 00:08:20,930 --> 00:08:24,490 the surface and atmosphere of Mars that rover will be sent to Mars as mankind's 142 00:08:24,490 --> 00:08:24,500 rover will be sent to Mars as mankind's 143 00:08:24,500 --> 00:08:28,179 rover will be sent to Mars as mankind's science emissary in 1996 as part of a 144 00:08:28,179 --> 00:08:28,189 science emissary in 1996 as part of a 145 00:08:28,189 --> 00:09:07,060 science emissary in 1996 as part of a NASA mission called Pathfinder 146 00:09:07,060 --> 00:09:07,070 147 00:09:07,070 --> 00:09:09,130 you