LEMUR 3 Climbing Robot

Introducing the LEMUR 3 climbing robot from JPL, the latest in a series of limbed robots from JPL. LEMUR 3 is a four-limbed robot with 7 degrees of freedom per limb. It has swappable end effectors that allow it to climb on a variety of surfaces, or maneuver in microgravity. Using microspine grippers, LEMUR 3 demonstrated rock climbing in a lava tube in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico. Microspines use sharp hooks to grip bumps, pits, and ledges on a rough surface. LEMUR 3 has also used ge