We may be considerably out of date, but it is true there is an Ansari X-Prize that aims to get a privately funded robot to the moon worth some 30 million dollars.

Now only if we could invent a robot astronaut ….

EDIT: By the way I wonder which of you clever people noticed the reference to “A Trip To The Moon.” A classic silent-era film, loosely based on a Jules Verne novel, that spawned the most iconic picture of the moon:

Even more Kudos if you noticed the Triffid-plant in the window?  Go back to “Paradise Mislaid” from July 7th 2013 to refresh your RoboGeek knowledge!

Tags: space

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