Video: NASA's ATHLETE Robot Dancing

Posted on August 17, 2010

Engineers at NASA created this video that shows its All-Terrain, Hex-Limbed, Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) dancing. ATHLETE is a working prototype of a robot that could one day help unload bulky cargo from stationary landers and transport it long distances over terrain on the moon.

You can read more about ATHLETE here. The video of the six-legged robot was taken near the the grounds of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was sped up to make it look like the robot is dancing to the beat of the music. Take a look:

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