"Modular Kit Allows Astronauts to Build Lunar Exploration Bots"

MIT engineers are designing a kit of universal robotic parts that an astronaut could easily mix and match to rapidly configure different robot “species” to fit various missions on the moon. The system’s parts include worm-inspired robotic limbs that an astronaut can easily snap onto a base, and that work together as a walking robot. The team calls the system WORMS, for the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System.