Lunar Prospecting Robot Tested in Hawaii

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Lunar Prospecting Robot Tested in Hawaii
« on: October 16, 2008, 07:57:27 pm »
Lunar Prospecting Robot Tested in Hawaii
     




On the side of a dormant volcano in Hawaii, a CMU robot called Scarab will pretend
it's on the southern pole of the moon, autonomously navigating the
terrain, and trying to extract water, hydrogen, and oxygen from the
surface. The robot is equipped with a drill that can pull a 1 meter core
sample out of the ground. CMU built the four-wheeled robot for NASA's
Human Robot Systems program. Scarab weighs in at 400 kg, measures 5 1/2
by 3 feet, and runs on the same amount of power as a 100 watt light
bulb. For more info see the CMU
news release or the CMU Lunar
Rover Initiative
   

http://robots.net/article/2664.html
     

 


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