PUFFER: Senses obstacles and self-adjusts appropriately

Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots, or PUFFER, is a small, origami-inspired robotic technology under development to provide a low-volume, low-cost mission enhancement for accessing new science from extreme terrains that are of high interest to future NASA missions. A 'pop-up' robot that folds into a small, smartphone-sized weight and volume, PUFFER’s compact design means numerous robots can be packed into a larger 'parent' craft at a low payload cost, then deployed on a planet’s surface individually to increase surface mobility.