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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot, or RASSOR, is ready to demonstrate its unique skills during a media tour of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations, or GMRO, Lab in the Swamp Works at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. RASSOR, lunar soil excavator, resembles a small tank chassis with a drum at either end, each attached with arms. The drums, one of the robot's most innovative feature, are mounted on moving arms, allowing the robot to step and climb over obstacles. Kennedy's Swamp Works provides rapid, innovative and cost-effective exploration mission solutions, leveraging partnerships across NASA, industry and academia. Kennedy's research and technology mission is to improve spaceports on Earth, as well as lay the groundwork for establishing spaceports at destinations in space. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_centers_kennedy_exploration_researchtech_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Frankie Martin