The Platypusinator

The Platypusinator, while creative, is a functional excavating robot. First, it’s head is mounted on a Stewart Platform, to allow for any angle needed to be easily fulfilled. The beak itself can open and close to trap the samples in, then when the head is tipped up, samples can be “drained” through the “throat” that opens and closes to allow the samples to go into the large containment area in the head, the head will vibrate to encourage flow, and then be closed inside to make sure it stays there. The neck is pretty much a robotic arm, and it’s mounted with gears that a motor turns, to allow sample collection anywhere. The tail has solar panels for charging, and it can have wheels or treads depending on needs. Since “moon dust” is sharp and gets everywhere, it could have a titanium frame, with a layer of cut resistant Kevlar.