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Thursday, 13 June 2013

Carnegie Mellon robot hunts for life in one of the deadest places on Earth



Scientists looking for life on Mars are studying the driest desert on Earth. This month, Carnegie Mellon University's Zoë robot will traverse Chile’s near-uninhabitable Atacama Desert as part of an astrobiology experiment aimed at testing technologies and techniques for NASA’s next rover to search for life on Mars at the end of the decade. .. Continue Reading Carnegie Mellon robot hunts for life in one of the deadest places on Earth

Section: Space

Tags: Carnegie Mellon, Chile, Mars, NASA, Robotics, Robots

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