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My robot will be made of stainless steel because it is not magnetic so the regolith will not stick as much and it can withstand the temperatures on the moon. To keep regolith off my robot there will be brushes to clean the treads and a rotating excavator base. It will move 15 mph. It will have treads with hook-like grips to help with gravity and balance on the rim of a crater. It will scoop regolith with a rotating excavator arm that can go side to side. The excavator arm will load it into two bins inside the robot to help keep it balanced. It will be solar-powered. It will be automatic. Someone will program it and it will go to work. My prototype robot would be called the EL618.