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April 10, 2006
MUSH ROVER MUSH!
Strange, it doesn't look like any rovers I know. All the rovers I know are four legged, tail wagging doggies. No, this rover has more in common with distant cousins that are currently "roving" around Mar's surface.
Meet Cool Robot; a solar powered prototype capable of navigating the arctic wastes while towing massive loads behind it. The bot can move more equipment in less time than a standard pack of dogs.
On the flip side, I've always felt the image of dogs pulling humans across vast snow flats was beautiful. Of course using bots as a replacement is no detriment. I know the conditions are extremely dangerous out there for these nomadic explorers and anything to lessen the likely hood of catastrophes is a step in the right direction. I say, bring on the rovers!
more pictures after the jump
via BBC
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