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The Spade rover is a slow, but efficient gatherer. Controlled autonomously it gets its power through solar panels, and it will turn lunar regolith and ice into energy it can use. The rover will stay balanced with even weight distribution, it will create traction on the surface with the wheel design to support the balance of the robot. It has outward joints for the wheels to give it more ground to stabilize itself on. The wheels will have piano wire on top to dig into the ground a little bit to give it steadiness. The rover has tantalum carbide inside of its medals to protect itself from the extreme temperatures of the moon. To protect against dust the rover will use wind shield wipers to take off dust, use vibrations, and an electric shield. It uses a shovel and a conveyor belt to collect the smaller and leftover pieces.