Bionic Design for Mars Sampling Scoop Inspired by Himalayan Marmot Claw

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2016/5713683/figures/5713683.fig.0013a.svgz" name="5713683.fig.0013a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Digging the hole</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2016/5713683/figures/5713683.fig.0013b.svgz" name="5713683.fig.0013b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Scooping the soil</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2016/5713683/figures/5713683.fig.0013c.svgz" name="5713683.fig.0013c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Leaving the soil</td></tr></table>

<div>The process of digging and sampling.</div>

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Figure 13: Bionic Design for Mars Sampling Scoop Inspired by Himalayan Marmot Claw 