{"id":180923,"date":"2024-01-19T16:45:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/compact-shape-shifting-robot-by-transformers-inventors-lands-on-moon"},"modified":"2024-01-19T16:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T22:45:23","slug":"compact-shape-shifting-robot-by-transformers-inventors-lands-on-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/compact-shape-shifting-robot-by-transformers-inventors-lands-on-moon","title":{"rendered":"Compact, shape-shifting robot by Transformers\u2019 inventors lands on Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BW5U_XO-Mm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy developed the lunar rover, SORA-Q, in association with JAXA, Sony Group, and Doshisha University.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<b>Innovative offering<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The creative minds at <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/jaxa-nasas-next-gen-x-ray-mission-xrism\" title=\"JAXA\" rel=\"dofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">JAXA<\/a>\u2019s design department faced the challenge of developing a compact and lightweight lunar probe capable of accompanying the main lander to the moon. Simultaneously, they aimed for a design that would be straightforward and durable enough to operate effectively on the uneven lunar terrain. To find innovative solutions, they sought inspiration from an unexpected source: a company known for crafting toys.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of SORA-Q drew upon insights in miniaturization and weight reduction derived from the firm\u2019s expertise in toy manufacturing. Additionally, the firm claims it incorporated technologies associated with metamorphic mechanisms, exemplified by Transformers. The company hopes that SORA-Q will kindle children\u2019s curiosity in the natural sciences, fostering an exhilarating exploration of the wonders of space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy developed the lunar rover, SORA-Q, in association with JAXA, Sony Group, and Doshisha University. Innovative offering The creative minds at JAXA\u2019s design department faced the challenge of developing a compact and lightweight lunar probe capable of accompanying the main lander to the moon. Simultaneously, they aimed for a design that [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai","category-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}