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BRUIE

An under-surface rover designed to explore alien oceans

Robot Statistics

Length

0.5 Meters

Ability

Underwater Roving

Status

In Development

Potential Destinations

Europa, Icy Moons

Animal Analog: Fish

About BRUIE

BRUIE, or the Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration, is being developed at JPL for underwater exploration in ice-covered regions on Earth, and in the icy waters of ocean worlds elsewhere in our solar system. The long-term goal is to be able to deploy BRUIE for autonomous operations in an alien ocean, where it would search for signs of life at the boundary between the ice shell and ocean.

BRUIE factoid 1
Agility

Ceiling Rover

Equipped with two wheels to roll along beneath the ice, this buoyant rover can take images and collect data on the important region where water and ice meet, what scientists call the "ice-water interface."

BRUIE factoid 2
Mobility

Field Tested

BRUIE's endurance was tested at Australia's Casey research station in Antarctica, in preparation for a mission that could one day search for life in ocean worlds beyond Earth.

BRUIE factoid 1
Factoid

Ceiling Rover

Equipped with two wheels to roll along beneath the ice, this buoyant rover can take images and collect data on the important region where water and ice meet, what scientists call the "ice-water interface."

BRUIE factoid 2
Factoid

Field Tested

BRUIE's endurance was tested at Australia's Casey research station in Antarctica, in preparation for a mission that could one day search for life in ocean worlds beyond Earth.

Video: Buoyant Rover for Under Ice Exploration

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