Japan plans to send a robot to the moon | The Australian - 1 views
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the little android's oil bearings and ultrasonic sensors will not work in the lunar vacuum
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The one-sixth gravity presents problems for stable movement, and Moon dust clogs joints.
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the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa), the country's space agency. It runs the rockets needed to deliver their robot to the Moon and, so far, has been distinctly cool on the idea.