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JSC2011-E-017947 (February 2011) --- Robonaut 2 poses atop its new wheeled base, Centaur 2, at the Johnson Space Center Planetary Analog Test Site. The Centaur base builds off of lessons learned through the Space Exploration Vehicle, a rover for astronauts, and could allow the dexterous humanoid robot to help with the future exploration of distant planetary surfaces. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration