What task does the robot perform?The robot, “Curiosity” is used to go to Mars where no human has gone before, and the robot explores Mars and looks for life and sees if it is suitable for humans to live on. It takes samples of rocks and studies the atmosphere. This robot simulates a human hand because it can grab things with its “arm” and it also simulates the human eye because it has a camera that is used to look around. The robot has wheels, which are like its legs and uses it to move around and explore.
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What does it do besides explore?Curiosity also collects sample of rock using its drill. With these samples, scientists can study how Mars was before. Curiosity also takes samples of the atmosphere and sees how the atmosphere has changed.
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