WATCH: Five tiny robots designed and made in Mexico will blast off for the moon later this year. They will scramble across the lunar surface while taking sophisticated measurements
The so-called nano robots developed by researchers at Mexico's National Autonomous University will work together like a swarm of bees, the senior scientist told Reuters, once they make the nearly 240,000 mile trip from earth aboard a rocket from closely held U.S. firm Astrobotic Technology.
Medina Tanco explained that the bots, made of stainless steel, titanium alloys and space-grade aluminum, are equipped to gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining. The bots are scheduled to launch in June on Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, originally developed for Google's Lunar-X-Prize.
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