Making robots for Mars with NASA scientist Dave Lavery

Dave Lavery, Roboticist from NASA talks about the Curiosity Rover mission and Mars exploration.

Dave Lavery is a roboticist and is Program Executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA, leading the design of the next generation of spacecraft to explore Mars.

Dave leads the Curiosity Rover mission which landed on Mars in 2012, and is trying to determine if Mars was ever able to support microbial life. He is also working with the NASA and European Space Agency teams launching rovers to Mars in 2020 to actively search for signs of life in the Mars environment and prepare for future missions that may return Mars samples back to Earth.

Thanks to Macquarie university and Dave Lavery for letting me share this video with the EEVdiscover audience.