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MoonBots - A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge” The contest will challenge small teams comprised of children and adults to design, program, and construct robots that perform simulated lunar missions similar to those required to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, a private race to the Moon designed to enable commercial exploration of space while engaging the global public.







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Friday, April 18, 2008

Swimming Robot Takes Its First Icy Plunge


All Things Considered, February 20, 2008 · Down in Antarctica, there are some big, mysterious lakes. One of them is Lake Bonney. All year long, it's covered by 12 to 15 feet of ice. Scientists would love to know more about the world hidden beneath all that ice, so later this year, they want to send in a swimming robot to explore it. But first, they have to make sure the robot can take the cold.

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