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FIDO ROVER FIDO ROVER
The FIDO rover is JPL's advanced technology rover that supports both current and future robotic missions on the surface of Mars.
In Depth: FIDO ROVER



ROBOT WORK CREWS ROBOT WORK CREWS
The objective of the Robot Work Crew project is to investigate key challenges in multi-robot coordination when performing tightly coupled coordination tasks.


ALL TERRAIN EXPLORATION ALL TERRAIN EXPLORATION
We have successfully developed, tested, and demonstrated a novel Cliff-bot concept in a first-of-kind natural terrain experiment:


LEMUR LEMUR
We have developed a new class of Autonomous N-Pod Walkers called LEMUR. Equipped with multifunctional tools.
In Depth: LEMUR



INFLATABLE ROVER TESTBED INFLATABLE ROVER TESTBED The task objective is to advance inflatable/deployable rover technology from prototype to TRL 6, including a systematic design study.


 WELCOME TO JPL'S PLANETARY ROBOTICS LABORATORY PAGE
JPL’s Planetary Robotics Lab (PRL), under the direction of Dr. Paul S. Schenker, has designed and fielded a series of rover prototypes for planetary surface exploration during the past eight years. These include the Lightweight Survivable Rover (LSR), the Sample Return Rover (SRR), the Field Integrated Design and Operations (FIDO) rover, and the Legged Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot (LEMUR).Currently, the FIDO rover directly supports the NASA/JPL Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Project that will launch 2 rovers to Mars in the summer of 2003.
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