Toyota Partner Robots heading to the moon, offworld colonies ine...

Courtesy Engadget  Sat, 11/21/2009 - 18:26

It started off innocently enough. Personal transporters , they told us, just robots to make life easier .

Now look at them -- Toyota's Partner Robots are set for upgrades that include back-mounted solar chargers, spring-loaded jumping mechanisms, and a design hardy enough to withstand lunar temperature drops.

Intended for the performance of exploratory missions on the moon -- alongside a four-wheeled robotic rover -- the new designs were introduced by Toyota in a presentation...

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