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Robotics: Ask the Robot Expert

Why is it so hard to build a robot for use in space?

Aired 02/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Robotics: Ask the Robot Expert

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Why is it so hard to build a robot for use in space?

Tom McCarthy is a robotics expert with Motive Space Systems. He answers a couple of questions from viewers about the complications of building robots for space and what he would like robots to be able to do someday.

Aired 02/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

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