News tagged with sandy terrain

Researchers learn why robots get stuck in the sand -- and how to keep them going (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's advanced mobile robots explore complex terrains across the globe and even on Mars, but have difficulty traversing sand and other granular media like dirt, rubble or slippery piles ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Climate change threatens S.Africa's rooibos tea

Farm workers swing their sickles through red branches, bundling them up before laying them out in the sunshine to dry.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0