Robotic Tech

K10 Robot Fast Facts

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NASA K10 Rover

For the Robotic Recon experiment, NASA is using a robot to scout portions of the Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona. The robot, called "K10", will be remotely operated from the NASA Lunar Science Institute located at the NASA Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, California). The data from "robotic recon" will be used to plan geology field work, which will be subsequently carried out by astronauts driving in the NASA "Lunar Electric Rover".

K10 Rover

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NASA K10 Rover

The K10 planetary rover is a mobile robot with four-wheel drive and all-wheel steering on a passive rocker suspension. This design allows operation on moderately rough outdoor terrain (up to 45 deg slope and 20 cm tall obstacles) at human walking speeds (up to 90 cm/s).

3-Dimensional Scanning Lidar

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3D Lidar

Provides 3-D topography measurements of 5mm at 500m. It has a resolution more than two times greater than the resolution of Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter.

PanCam (Gigapan)

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PanCam

The PanCam provides oblique, wide-angle images in color with a 60x180 range of view. It’s resolution is more than 100 times greater than that of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.

Microscopic Imager

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Microscopic Imager

Provides high-resolution, close-up, color, terrain views of 72 microns per pixel. It has more than 7000 times the resolution of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.

Ground Data Systems

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Robot Screen Status

A variety of interfaces are used to command and monitor robot operations, as well as to display recon data acquired by robot-mounted instruments. A robot status screen is shown here.

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