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Japanese AI robot swarms to scout sites for underground moon bases


Tiny devices being developed to hunt for lava tubes below lunar surface

TOKYO -- Japanese researchers aim to put artificial intelligence-powered robots, each small enough to be held in one hand, on the lunar surface to test new technology for helping humans live on the moon.

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