Space Robots That Hop

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to have an army of hopping robots? NASA might bring that dream to life as we explore our solar system. Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Coda Buchanan, Lucy McGlasson, Accalia Elementia, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Saul, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Christopher Collins, Thomas J., charles george, Andreas Heydeck, Patrick D. Ashmore, Justin Lentz, Will and Sonja Marple, Ed Shelley, Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576515004774 http://www.universetoday.com/96553/quick-and-curious-facts-about-the-mars-science-laboratory-mission/ http://www.space.com/29844-mars-rover-curiosity-wheel-damage.html http://astronomyplus.com/a-space-robot-that-would-hop-across-worlds/ Images: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/images/history/January2004.html/image_feature_1445.html http://www.space.com/29844-mars-rover-curiosity-wheel-damage.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil#/media/File:Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI9kEvZ6IUo&feature=youtu.be&t=1m38s