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Innovation 1 is designed to, instead of scoop the regolith off of the surface, use suction to collect it. One reason this design will work better than scooping or drilling the regolith from the surface, is that it will kick up less of the regolith and collect it in a much quicker and cleaner way. Once the rover is done collecting the regolith, whoever is collecting it only needs to open the hatch at the bottom of the rover, and remove the detachable bag of regolith.