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title: The small probe LEV-1, equipped with Seiko Instruments' miniature ball bearings,successfully completed its mission on the lunar surface!
description: セイコーインスツルメンツのミニチュアボールベアリングを搭載した探査機LEV-1が月面での任務を成功裏に完了しました。
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# [The small probe LEV-1, equipped with Seiko Instruments' miniature ball bearings,successfully completed its mission on the lunar surface!](https://www.sii.co.jp/mod/bearing/en/news/news_202402.html)

 作成者: [セイコーインスツル](https://www.sii.co.jp/mod/bearing/en/news/author/セイコーインスツル)｜Feb 13, 2024 3:00:00 PM

On January 20, 2024 (Japan Standard Time), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) successfully achieved a pinpoint lunar landing with its Smart Lander for Investigating moon, "SLIM". Furthermore, the rovers "LEV-1" and "LEV-2 (SORA-Q)" released from SLIM also succeeded in capturing images of SLIM on the lunar surface and transmitting data back to the ground station. The achievement of LEV-1's lunar surface hopping movement, lunar surface robot-to-robot communication between LEV-1 and LEV-2, including full autonomous functionality with movement, marks a world-first achievement.

LEV-1, which accomplished fully autonomous hopping movement and played a role in transferring data back to Earth, uses Seiko Instruments' full ball bearings in its actuators.

 

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