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The Lunar Vacuum 2000 will use a shovel to dig lunar dust and put it on a platform that will be vacuumed into a chamber made of titanium so it won’t melt when it is heated to 600 degrees fahrenheit. To heat the regolith, there will be a special microwave-inspired heater that reaches 600 degrees fahrenheit. To get the helium into the tank, a vacuum will suck the helium into the tank. The Lunar Vacuum 2000 will carry small amounts of lunar dust per trip, but the robot will take a lot of quick trips back and forth in order to accomplish the goal. It will have wheels with spikes on them so the robot doesn’t lose traction. It will have a box around the shovel so the lunar dust doesn’t escape. After the Lunar Vacuum shovels regolith, a strong vacuum will suck it all into the heating chamber.