How Robots Will Do the Heavy Lifting in the Sahara and Antarctica

Already under construction, these two projects are saving humans from having to work in two of the most inhospitable environments on the planet: the Sahara Desert, and the South Pole in Antarctica.

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http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-12/how-robots-will-do-heavy-lifting-sahara-and-antarctica