# 20. NASA’s New Moon Buggy, Rock Picking Robot, Super-Strong Concrete

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-06-01
- Length: 26m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-01-20-nasas-new-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-super-strong-concrete
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/20-electric-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-graphene-enhanced-concrete-VMVBu8Ny

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss three engineering stories: the joint Lockheed Martin and General Motors contract for NASA's Artemis lunar rover, which will leverage GM's Cruise autonomous driving tech; TerraClear, a startup founded by serial entrepreneur Brent Frei that raised $500,000 to build a robotic rock-picking arm for agriculture; and a graphene-enhanced concrete developed by the University of Manchester and Nationwide Engineering that reduces CO2 emissions by 30% in the material and 2% globally.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-01-20-nasas-new-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-super-strong-concrete#t=0) Introduction and NASA Lunar Rover History
- [4:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-01-20-nasas-new-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-super-strong-concrete#t=245) Artemis Rover Requirements and Autonomous Navigation
- [8:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-01-20-nasas-new-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-super-strong-concrete#t=495) TerraClear's Rock Picking Robot and Funding
- [18:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-01-20-nasas-new-moon-buggy-rock-picking-robot-super-strong-concrete#t=1116) Graphene-Enhanced Concrete and Emissions Reduction

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Lockheed Martin (company)
- General Motors (company)
- NASA (company)
- Cruise (company)
- TerraClear (company)
- Brent Frei (other)
- University of Manchester (company)
- Nationwide Engineering (company)
- graphene (material)
- John Deere (company)

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