Meet ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain), a test rover designed to tackle steep slopes and rugged landscapes on the moon and Mars.
Explore the cutting-edge technology behind all-terrain locomotion for planetary rovers. This presentation details the reinforcement learning training, clutch mechanism, and active gimbal suspension that allow this rover to master complex and unpredictable surfaces.
Engineers are testing its advanced suspension system in California's Colorado Desert.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
