ITHACA, N.Y., May 13 (UPI) -- Long intrigued by Europa's icy, water-logged environs, researchers around the world are trying figure out the best way to explore the alien world up close.
Engineers at Cornell University say a giant soft robot is the best bet. This giant, soft robot, which remains only a design, (not yet a prototype), would forgo the dry surface for the moon's underwater worlds.