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Mars Bionics Looks To The Yabby For A Pinch Of Inspiration SpaceDaily

University of Melbourne scientists are using the humble Australian yabby as their inspiration to help build miniature robots for NASA’s exploration of Mars. Platoons of robo-yabbies could soon explore the red planet searching for water or conducting chemical analysis of the atmosphere and the planet’s crust tasks that are currently impractical for humans.