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The LRM-1 is an automated rover designed to move regolith on the lunar surface. It is powered by nickel-cadmium batteries charged by solar cells, although it contains a nuclear battery for heating the rover when on the dark side of the moon. The rover is equipped with a retractable plow to collect regolith into the storage container inside the rover. To protect from regolith the rovers internal components are sealed inside, and there is a steel mesh covering the rover with an electric field that repels regolith. The rover will be automated using a set of algorithms to cover an area of the moon saving money and time. The rover would use differential turning to turn left and right on the lunar surface along with a proper suspension system to travel across the lunar surface.