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Article: Carnegie Mellon's Smart Robots to Give Museum Visitors a Taste of Exploring Mars As Nasa Rovers Look for Water on Red Planet.
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- December 22, 2003
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Byline: Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- As NASA's twin robot geologists Spirit and Opportunity prepare to land on Mars in January, a cadre of 20 smart robots developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University with support from NASA and Intel Corp. will be deployed at some of the nation's most prestigious science museums to let visitors experience the thrill of exploring the red planet.
The Personal Exploration Rovers (PERs) will reside in "Mars Yards," specially designed to mimic Martian terrain at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.; its new Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International ...