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Robot Work Crews
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Cliff-bots
'03 Rovers
Bulldozer
Tumbleweed
Fido Rover
 

  Click here for Robot Work Crews 
Released: January 9, 2002
Related story: Robotic Construction Crew Rolls Up Its Sleeves

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Click here for Rover Roundup 
New Generations of Robotic Explorers
Released: December 21, 2001
Related story: Researchers Toy with New Rover Designs

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Click here for Cliff-bot Rover 
Released: December 19, 2001
Related story: All-Terrain Vehicles May Scale Mars' Cliffs

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Click here for Machinists Build '03 Mars Rover Parts 
Narrator: Curtis Tucker, Mechanical Prototype and Hardware Fabrication Deputy Manager
Released: November 19, 2001
Related story: Machinists to the Stars

machinist works on '03 rover parts
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Click here for Mini Bulldozer Rover 
Narrator: Dr. Brian Wilcox
Released: October 29, 2001
Related story: Rovers Could Get the Scoop on Mars

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Click here for Tumbleweed Inflatable Rover Test 
Narrator: Jack Jones, Test Manager
Testing done: Mojave Desert, June 2001
Related story: Exploring Mars: Blowing in the Wind?

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Click here for Fido Rover 
Released: May 2001
More information: Fido home page

Fido rover
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