Space robots: Coming soon to a planet near you

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 10:20 in Astronomy & Space

Earlier this week, NASA announced the development of a mining robot called RASSOR: the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot. RASSOR has been designed to assist in extracting water, ice and fuel from soil on the moon – all essential resources for future human habitation.

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