The MDCR-01

The Moon Drill Collection Robot, or MDCR-01, is a solar-powered collection unit for gathering Lunar Regolith. The first act of this robot is to send down claws with four small drills inside of them. Then, these drills will break up the Lunar soil for approximately twenty seconds, before retracting. Next, the claws will pierce the moon’s surface, where the drills broke up the ground. Finally, the claws will close into a box shape, and retract. MDCR-01 will then return to the Artemis Moon Base, to drop off the soil. The robot is covered in protection sleeves created of nylon, spandex fibers, and liquid cooling tubes. If the sleeves cannot protect the robot, after every collection trip, pressured air will rid the MDCR-01 of lunar soil. This robot also contains a radar for tracking signals; which is covered in lights for cameras. MDCR-01 must always be monitored by a human.