NASA scientists are always working on new ideas for space and planetary exploration. Take LEMUR for instance: it is a 4-limbed robot that can scale rock walls thanks to hundreds of tiny fishhooks in each of its 16 fingers. It uses AI to find its way around obstacles.
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NASA Climbing Robot Scales Cliffs and Looks for Life
As NASA explains:
In its last field test in Death Valley, California, in early 2019, LEMUR chose a route up a cliff, scanning the rock for ancient fossils from the sea that once filled the area.
The idea is to use robots like this on Mars and icy moons.
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