NASA Announces $1Mln Competition to Create Robots for Mars

© NASA . JPL-CaltechA microphone is being added to the 2020 rover's laser-firing SuperCam. Another stand-alone "workhorse" microphone will be mounted on the front starboard corner of the rover to listen for sounds emanating from the wheeled Mars vehicle.
A microphone is being added to the 2020 rover's laser-firing SuperCam. Another stand-alone workhorse microphone will be mounted on the front starboard corner of the rover to listen for sounds emanating from the wheeled Mars vehicle. - Sputnik International
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched registration for a new $1 million-prize competition aimed at creating robots assisting astronauts on their expedition to Mars, according to the agency’s statement.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Each team’s robot is expected to resolve the aftermath of a dust storm on Mars, aligning a communications dish, repairing a solar array, and fixing a habitat leak, NASA added.

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"The Space Robotics Challenge is a $1 million prize competition designed to push the boundaries of robotic dexterity. Teams must program a virtual robot, modeled after NASA’s Robonaut 5 (R5) robot, to complete a series of tasks in a simulation that includes periods of latency to represent communications delay from Earth to Mars," the statement published Tuesday reads.

Winners of the competition will be announced in June 2017, according to the space agency.

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