Athlete is a six wheeled/legged robot being developed by NASA for use on the Moon or Mars. This robot has the ability to move quickly across smooth terrain by rolling or move over rough terrain by walking. It is still sable even if one of the limbs is not on the ground which gives it the ability to operate tools designed to fit in a special attachment on each limb. Athlete is just a prototype in the testing phase but NASA hopes it will be ready for a mission by 2015.
A second generation Athlete prototype was built in 2009 and has the ability to split into two independent 3 limb vehicles. This is a feature which makes loading and unload cargo more simple.
The video is of the original athlete prototype.
It's pretty amazing how many moving parts this robot has and can use. Makes it seem a lot more human. Hopefully, NASA will get some more funding so this prototype can be produced and used in space.
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