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RoboSimian Robot Size Comparison

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This view of NASA's RoboSimian robot shows its size as compared to human beings. The robot was built by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

RoboSimian Removes Debris at Robotics Challenge

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RoboSimian, built by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tries to remove pieces of debris from a doorway.

NASA's RoboSimian Robot in DARPA Trials

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NASA's dexterous four-legged RoboSimian robot is seen during DARPA's Robot Challenge for disaster-response robots in December 2013.

RoboSimian Under Construction

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This photograph shows RoboSimian, a disaster-relief and -mitigation robot, under construction in a lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

RoboSimian

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab is building a simian-inspired, limbed robot called RoboSimian that will use deliberate and stable operations to complete challenging tasks under supervised teleoperation (shown here in this conceptual image). RoboSimian will use its four limbs and hands to achieve passively stable stances, create multi-point anchored connections to supports such as ladders, railings and stair treads, and brace itself during forceful manipulation operations, according to DARPA.

RoboSimian Artist’s Concept

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An artist's depiction of the RoboSimian robot.

NASA's RoboSimian Robot in DARPA Trials

NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's dexterous four-legged RoboSimian robot is seen during DARPA's Robot Challenge for disaster-response robots in December 2013.

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