Two tiny transforming robots landed on the moon, deployed from Japan's SLIM lunar lander, and transformed into rovers.

The Moon

Who

Japan's SLIM lunar lander, two tiny transforming robots

What

When

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT · 2h 25m ago

Where

The Moon ·

Why

The robots are designed to scout out terrain ahead of larger rovers or access places larger rovers cannot.

The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This event marks a successful deployment of autonomous transforming robots for lunar exploration, potentially enhancing future mission capabilities for terrain scouting.

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https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5856562/space-moon-robots-transforming
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