About the Challenge: Imagine a world hot enough to turn lead into a puddle, where the atmospheric pressure can crush a nuclear-powered submarine. Now imagine sending a rover to explore that world.
Current, state-of-the-art, military-grade electronics fail at approximately 125°C, so mission scientists at JPL have taken their design cues from a different source: automatons and clockwork operations.
NASA launched the $30,000 Exploring Hell Challenge to propose an approach for an innovative obstacle avoidance sensor for its mechanical clockwork rover.
The panel discussion will be moderated by HeroX and includes panelists from NASA, HeroX, and the top 5 winning teams.
