Moon robot rolling test on volcanic slopes

Robots were tested on volcanic slopes in Italy to complete before being taken to space.

The Moon Robot is about a meter tall rolling test on the flank of Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy under the control of the German Aerospace Center, Reuters on July 4. German, British, American and Italian experts work together to improve the robot before bringing it to space.

The Moon Robot is about a meter tall rolling test on the flank of Etna volcano.

"The experiment simulates a mission to land in the Moon or Mars in the future with the participation of many robots on the task of transporting and installing equipment , " Boris Behncke, a volcanic house educated at the Mountain Institute. Fire and National Geophysics in the city of Catania, said.

Scientists hope to use robots to explore the depths of Mount Etna and capture useful seismic technical data. The robot techniques learned on Mount Etna will be developed in the Moon mission or explored Mars later.

The first test phase is almost complete. In the next stage, devices including autonomous robots and drone equipment will be deployed to monitor seismic activity in this volcano.

The experiment of the Moon Robot on the volcano slope in Italy.(Video: Reuters).