RoboSimian to the Rescue

This artist concept depicts RoboSimian, a disaster-relief and -mitigation robot, grasping the rung of a ladder. RoboSimian is an ape-like robot designed and built at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

This artist concept depicts RoboSimian, a disaster-relief and -mitigation robot, grasping the rung of a ladder. RoboSimian is an ape-like robot designed and built at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.