Tommy: Announcement of Moon Search Robot:
-To send images of the moon to Earth-
Sora Q:
It measures only about 8 centimeters in diameter and weighs about 250 grams.
Tomy ,:
the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and other partners including Sony Group spent six years developing it.
The casing of the elliptical-shaped robot extends to make wheels to allow it to move over the lunar surface.
The Sora-Q
has small cameras facing forward and backward to send images of the moon to Earth.
A Tomy employee
said he is delighted that the company’s toy-making technology has helped achieve the size-and-weight reduction needed for a space probe.
The developers
plan to send the robot to the moon twice in the next 12 months to test its lunar-exploration capabilities.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220316_24/
Японський виробник іграшок Tomy
представила невеликого робота трансформатора для дослідження поверхні Місяця.
Sora-Q
Його діаметр всього близько 8 сантиметрів, а вага приблизно 250 грам.