What about joining two picorovers by a dumbell (along the picorover axel axis)? Then the dumbell could turn in line with the incline of a slope, to prevent it from rolling back down. The dumbell will also give you a place to mount your cameras and other devices (on bearings to right themselves under gravity). There also need to be spikes on the picorover balls to give them traction. Otherwise, without spikes and the dumbell, you are going to have problems climbing hills. You will also have problems mounting your instruments. Picorovers can also be gimballed and interconnected by extensions, so that various numbers of picorovers in various geometries can be joined together.
Joining two picorovers by a dumbell
He he,
This configuration already exists and is called Jaluro.
About 'Have problems climbing hills'; see may availability study in Team FREDNET
Joshua
Spikes
You are right that the blank surface can not provide proper traction or stability. I have a video in the loop showing that.
Dumbell?
What about joining two picorovers by a dumbell (along the picorover axel axis)? Then the dumbell could turn in line with the incline of a slope, to prevent it from rolling back down. The dumbell will also give you a place to mount your cameras and other devices (on bearings to right themselves under gravity). There also need to be spikes on the picorover balls to give them traction. Otherwise, without spikes and the dumbell, you are going to have problems climbing hills. You will also have problems mounting your instruments. Picorovers can also be gimballed and interconnected by extensions, so that various numbers of picorovers in various geometries can be joined together.