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The K9 rover robot maneuvers through the Marscape test yard.
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The legs on NASA’s Scorpion bot can extend or pull back as necessary to carry the robot over rough terrain.
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The K9 rover robot is demonstrated in the outdoor Marscape test yard at NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.
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An experimental NASA K9 rover robot can complete tasks similar to those done by the robots now exploring Mars more than 10 times faster.
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NASA’s Snakebot slithers through sand or work its way over loose terrain that might bog down a traditional wheeled rover.