by Michael Belfiore | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog
The race is on for the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE for the first privately funded team to land a robot on the moon, have it traverse 500 meters, and send back high-def video (and email and Facebook and Twitter posts). Next Giant Leap, led by entrepreneur Michael...
by Michael Belfiore | Jun 21, 2011 | Blog
Draper Laboratory, the organization that developed the guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for the Apollo moon landers is in the thick of a new moon race. The Google Lunar X PRIZE promises $20 million plus bonuses to the first non-government team to...
by Michael Belfiore | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog
As long as electric vehicles (EVs) are stuck with conventional batteries, drivers will either have to park for long periods during recharging or swap out heavy, bulky batteries on the fly. MIT students Mihai Duduta and Bryan Ho, led by professors Craig Carter and...
by Michael Belfiore | May 6, 2011 | Blog
During my visit to Google Lunar X PRIZE team Astrobotic at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh last week, I got team member and CMU mechanical engineering student Charlie Muñoz to explain how the team is solving a major technical challenge. The lunar night lasts...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 29, 2011 | Blog
I captured this video clip this week at Carnegie Mellon University, home of the Astrobotic Google Lunar X PRIZE team in Pittsburgh. Red Rover is the name of the team’s moon-robot-in-development. Its namesake, CMU robotics professor and Field Robotics Center...
