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How a dog-like robot is training for space exploration on Mount Hood

By Courtney Flatt July 1, 2024

A man dressed in black sits on a gray rock. There is snow behind him. He is looking at a black robot in the shape of a dog. Behind the man and the robot is the summit of Mount Hood.

Dan Koditschek, with the University of Pennsylvania, watches Spirit the robot as it walks from rocks to snow on Mount Hood. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:20) Read […]Read More

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