Every rover we have sent to explore other planets has had the same basic ?lab-on-wheels? design, with the exception of the adorable skiing Prop M robots of the Soviet space program. But despite the ubiquity of these automotive rovers, there?s no reason that future robotic explorers should be tied to these models when there are potentially dozens of other ways to cover ground on extraterrestrial worlds.

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