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Wise design prefer a electrical motor of a motorbike type, as this bot is equipped with five stabilisers wheels to allow for this. As using two motors uses two much power. Only one motor at a time rear wheel, like pushing two wheels a van two wheels at its front from an earler Wise lab design.
It have to be very light with a singular spring the same as an athlete uses an artificial foot spring. Nasa tested this out on a micro-gravity test bed. Whenever the test bed was engaged the bot was able to jump up and land.  Athlete also has 12 eyes, meaning it will beam back pictures of alien landscapes in three dimensions. In 2010 the Obama administration proposed a goal for Nasa to land humans on an asteroid by 2025. Plenty of unmanned missions to the giant cosmic rocks may take place. The first was made by Near Shoemaker, which landed on '433 Eros' - our solar system's second biggest asteroid - in 2001 This Athlete has six articulated legs mounted on wheels so it can drive freely over even rocky terrain. These wheels can be locked so they effectively turn into feet, enabling the bot to climb out of soft, sandy surfaces or hop over big rocks.

The space agency's All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer - or Athlete for short - has been developed to explore the most hostile of environments, including mars, the moon and even asteroids.
It looks like something out of a Star Wars movie, can walk, jump and even dance as the video below demonstrates. But what's even more mind bending is how, in the future, it could be controlled externally by a human - using an Xbox Kinect or even an Nintendo Wii. Attack of the clones:
Nasa's Athlete rover bot tries its six legs on desert terrain next to the Dumont Dunes, California. Spider senses: The Athlete is 13ft tall and weighs a whopping 357 stone (5,000lbs), but can take a payload of more than 2,285 stone (32,000lbs) For example: The wheels go up so a scoop, left, and drill bit, right, can be bolted on to the bot's legs. This cancels out any torque on the arm and the vehicle. A couple of these auger sets could sucker the bot to the surface and then remove it in sequence enabling it to effectively 'walk' across the surface. It has a counter-rotating auger-anchor that rotates in different directions. Artist's impression as it is a true multi-tasker - all its tools can be bolted on to its legs to save weight.

It is 13ft tall and weighs a whopping 357 stone (5,000lbs) as this is too weighty, but can take a payload of more than 2,285 stone (32,000lbs) pending on gravity.
As it is a Good climber it has six articulated legs mounted on wheels, which can be locked enabling the bot to climb out of soft, sandy surfaces or hop over big rocks. Athlete is already it be up to the gold standard. It Maybe the future as  engineer tests out remote movement of Athlete using Xbox Kinect technology, which allows him to move the robot by moving himself This is only in the testing stage and currently simulation is slow, but nevertheless remote control will enable Nasa engineers to plan missions much more effectively.
It also means a scientist with no training can control Athlete by stepping into a 270-degree wrap around screen. Easy does it: The bot can navigate tough, rocky terrain and is agile enough to rappel down a steep slope. However this is 25 per cent lighter than an ordinary planetary exploration vehicle. The robot could weigh a lot more, but Nasa has made Athlete a handy multi-tasker. Tools including drills and scoops bolt onto Its limbs. These tools are powered by the same motors that turn the wheels. The bot is also set up for tough low-gravity conditions found on asteroids.