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28th June 2015, 06:20
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ATHLETE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATHLETE) on Wikipedia
Airicist
28th June 2015, 06:25
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ATHLETE lunar rover
Uploaded on Aug 12, 2007
Airicist
28th June 2015, 06:26
https://youtu.be/Ju2HwE31_cw
Real World: Testing NASA's New Moon Robot
Uploaded on Dec 8, 2008
In this NASA eClips video segment learn about the mobile robot NASA plans to use for future missions to Mars: the All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer, or Athlete. Athlete is a six-legged, wheeled, mobile robot that will be used to move the astronauts habitat as well as serve many other purposes for the mission. NASA is currently testing Athlete on Earth using the mathematics concept, scaling and ratios. Learn how NASA is able to test a model of Athlete, which is only 1/3 the size of the actual mobile robot!
Airicist
28th June 2015, 06:27
https://youtu.be/vwFrCpYavt4
ATHLETE Rover Busts a Move: A Dancing Robot
Uploaded on Jul 30, 2010
So you think you can dance? The ATHLETE rover thinks it can, too. Under development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ATHLETE is a 1/2-scale working prototype of a robot for potential use on the moon or Mars.
Airicist
28th June 2015, 06:28
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SCVTV.com 8/2/2010 JPL's ATHLETE rover busts a move
August 3, 2010
Airicist
28th June 2015, 06:29
https://youtu.be/uwRgaNudRGQ
Testing ATHLETE Rover Model at JPL
Published on Apr 27, 2014
A scaled model of the ATHLETE rover that will likely be used for future space missions. The video was taken in the Mars Yard at JPL while on a field trip with the Santa Barbara City College Astronomy department.