Zoe: A Solar-Powered Autonomous Robot
The Zoe robot came with sensors to detect microorganisms and find the distribution of life in the Atacama Desert. The tasks trained to the Zoe robot are helpful in the exploration of life on Mars. It is, in fact, a 4 wheel rover with a drill to collect samples beneath the surface. Zoe Robot project was a joint venture of NASA, Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center, The University of Tennessee Department of Geology and other related institutes.
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November, 2004