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Robotic Shovelful of Mars

Wow, a single photograph showing two of my favourite fantasies: a nice little excavator and a Martian robot. This is Phoenix, obviously. You can learn more about it on APOD. By the way, last week’s Soleil reported a touch of Quebec on Mars or, more precisely, in the robot – I quote: “René Fradet,CEO of the California company, Alliance Spacesystems Inc. (ASI), who developed the Phoenix robot arm, attended Cégep de Limoilou.”

Samuel Bouchard

By Samuel Bouchard on Aug 06, 2008 5:08 PM. 0 min read time

Robotic Shovelful of Mars

Wow, a single photograph showing two of my favourite fantasies: a nice little excavator and a Martian robot. This is Phoenix,...

Samuel Bouchard

By Samuel Bouchard on Aug 06, 2008 5:08 PM

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NASA Robots in the Canadian North

Last July, I would have loved to have spent a few weeks’ vacation on Devon Isle, Nunavut, in Canada’s great north. “Are you...

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By Samuel Bouchard on Nov 14, 2007 5:38 PM

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ATHLETE Robot Revisited

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By Samuel Bouchard on Oct 18, 2007 4:56 PM

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JPL’s ATHLETE Robot

Take a look at the video below on the robot named ATHLETE (All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer), developed by the

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By Samuel Bouchard on Aug 13, 2007 4:59 PM

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