By A.J. Roan
Metal Tech News
Scientists plan new method of Moon mining
Harvesting lunar resources using autonomous robot swarms Metal Tech News - September 15, 2021
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University of Arizona engineering faculty members Jekan Thanga (right) and Moe Momayez (left) envision a fully autonomous swarm of robots that doesn't need to receive instructions from Earth to mine materials and construct simple structures on the Moon.
A research team at the University of Arizona recently received $500,000 in NASA funding for a project to advance space mining methods through the use of autonomous robots, swarms of them.
"It's really exciting to be at the forefront of a new field," said interim head of the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, as well as the David & Edith Lowell Chair in Mining and Geological En...
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