ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation, is planning to send a robot for its mission to moon.. It is probably going to be made by students and profs of IIT-Kanpur(For those who dont know, its Indian equivalent for MIT). The two-legged robot, fitted with sophisticated sensors and high-resolution cameras, is capable of recording information and images using laser beams. It can also detect the distance of a hindrance, enter a small crater, bring surface samples and return high resolution images to the lunar vehicle. So it seems is pretty good. Although it needs some more sophisitication the cost of it is less than $50,000. Now that a penny infront of the obscene amounts of money NASA spends every day. Probably that can be saved to make this world a whole lot better. Way to go ISRO.
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Robot for India's moon mission by IIT Kanpur
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