NASA’s RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot), pronounced “Razor”, is a lunar robot capable of autonomously excavating soil when it is near completion. Featuring a small tank-like chassis, complete with a drum excavator and side mounted arms that can help it climb over obstacles that may be in its way.
It’s 5-times faster than the Curiosity rover’s top speed on Mars, and the eventual goal is for it to work up to 16-hours a day for many years (minimum of five). Its dual excavating drums are designed to slowly remove soil into a hopper that can hold 40 pounds of material, which will then be driven to processing plant where the soil could be chemically broken down and converted into rocket fuel, water or breathing air for astronauts working on the Moon and Mars.
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