A paramount example of this is the rocker bogie suspension system. It’s an integral component of NASA’s Mars rovers and has become an iconic feature in its own right.

The Curiosity rover has taken its first drive today on Mars. It wasn’t much of a road trip. The unmanned craft went about 15 feet (4.57 m), turned 120 degrees and then reversed about 8 feet (2. ...

Like the real rover, the vehicle uses a rocker-bogie system, ... We first saw this 3D printed Curiosity inspired robot a little less than a year ago, ...

With eyes on a Mars landing in the summer of 2012, NASA has successfully put the next version of the lander vehicle through its paces. The rover, which is called `Curiosity,' has been tackling ...

NASA's MSL Mars rover Curiosity, launching to Mars Nov. 25, is the first NASA Mars rover that hasn't been made into a toy or model version, however, one man has built his own LEGO rendition.

Unimpressed by Michael Jackson’s iconic moonwalk? How about a “Marswalk”? NASA’s Curiosity rover showed off its fancy footwork on the Red Planet this week by driving backward. The Mars ...

"The rover is never in danger of tilting so much that it would flip over — Curiosity's rocker-bogie wheel system enables it to tilt up to 45 degrees safely — but the steep drives do cause the ...

Hitting shops on January 1, the miniature block version of the fearless rover comes with 6-wheel suspension, a robotic arm, and even tiny plastic Martian rocks.

Curiosity, centerpiece of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, is a six-wheeler and uses a rocker-bogie suspension system like its smaller predecessors: Spirit, Opportunity and Sojourner.

Those who had a passion for Legos while growing up might have dreamed about designing a set, but dreaming about it was as far as most went. Except for Stephen Pakbaz, who created a new Lego model o… ...

Pakbaz's Curiosity features an articulated arm, deployable mast, and a working rocker-bogie suspension system that allows the rover to keep all six wheels on the ground and climb over rocks twice ...

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