Designed by students in 2010 and 2011, the robot - dubbed GROVER (Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research) - was recently put through its paces over five weeks in Greenland.
By the end of tests GROVER was working reliably enough for Dr. Hans-Peter Marshall of Boise State University to control the robot via satellite link from Idaho.
Built to carry a ground-penetrating radar to analyze layers of snow and ice, the rover was later transferred to Boise State University for fine-tuning with NASA funding.
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