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Published online 1 September 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050829-15
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Aerobot aims for Titan
Robotic plane could survey alien moons or Amazon rain forest.
An intelligent floating robot could help to explore Saturn's moon Titan, following flight tests that prove it can survey large areas of land completely autonomously. The aerobot is even smart enough to avoid dangerous turbulence.
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