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Field geologists, meet your robotic replacements

Michael Allan McCrae | February 01, 2012 | 6:42 am Europe 

NASA is developing a robotic concept vehicle for bulk loading and remote exploration. Resembling a body-less six-legged spider, the All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer, or ATHLETE for short, moves around on legs with wheels. The legs can can also lift up...

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