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AerospaceTopicSlideshowTypeSpecial Reports

A Team of Engineers, a Hardy Robot, the Moon

A day in the life of a Carnegie Mellon robotics team-and its lunar rover

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robotic explorationtype:slideshowGoogle Lunar X PrizeMoonCMUrobots

Photo: Bill Cramer/Wonderful Machine
MEN AND MACHINE: Astrobotic team members [from left] Nisarg Kothari, James Lee, Ross Finman [foreground], Ethan Minogue, and Charlie Munoz gather for a test run of the rover. The plan is to go through several design iterations, evaluating prototypes until the final rover emerges. <
robotic explorationtype:slideshowGoogle Lunar X PrizeMoonCMUrobots
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A person in a hat has just released a white balloon with a long string and white circular ball on it. A dark thundercloud looms over the scene.
Climate TechTopicTypeSensorsNews

Hailsondes Launch Into Thunderstorms to Sound Them Out

5 min read
2D illustration of a wheeled box with a drill attached to the end of an arm on the front. Beneath the box is a row of small plants.
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

New Concept Could Spark Ideas for Tree-Planting Bots

3 min read
Six women standing in front of white marble statues with a window in the background.
The InstituteTopicTypeCareersNews

Members Advocate for AI Regulations During Visit to U.S. Congress

3 min read