NASA Robot Spider Destined For Mars
NASA eggheads are working on a rock-climbing robot for scaling the CLIFFS OF MARS and collecting samples. The Lemur IIb, a descendent of a crawling robot called Lemur, has a 12-inch disc-shaped body and four legs containing tactile sensors in the tips. Lemur IIb climbs by gripping with three legs, and feeling for a place to grip with the fourth. Scientists may install a power drill into the tips, enabling the robot to drill its own climbing grips.
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These days rock climbing is a sport. All you really have to do is go to the backside of the mountain and drive to the summit. Then, if you really want to be daring you could just rappel down.
For those places that don't have a road to the summit, maybe they could just drop bombs on the way in and then collect some of the debris after they land. Much simpler.
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