Braundo Wins NASA Challenge

Offer half a mill and eventually someone will win the prize. Such was the case with Braundo, a robot with conveyor belt and scoops that won NASA's third Regolith Excavation Challenge. Built by Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, the bot dug across an artificial lunar field and deposited over 440kg of fake lunar dirt. While NASA was only expecting 260kg, Braun certainly earned its $500,000.00 prize.

Via New Scientist

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