REX - Robot EXplorer
A science rover that can be equipped with a robotic arm to collect rock and soil samples. Rex successfully completed its first mission on Earth in a joint NASA-CSA field test at the Flagstaff Meteor Crater, Arizona, in 2010.
Technical details
| Target destination | Mars |
|---|---|
| Size (Length, width, height) | 1.52 m x 1.42 m x 0.76 m |
| Mass | 140 kg |
| Speed | 0.14 km/h |
| Powered by | Electrical Power, rechargeable batteries |
Highlights
- The six-wheeled rover can drive over obstacles as high as 15 cm
- Was named Rex (short for Robot Explorer) following a national contest
Built by
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)
