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]]> 2008-05-28T00:00:00-04:00 Scientists are working hard to understand how and why the world’s ice shelves are melting, but gathering on-site data from volatile ice sheets is too dangerous for humans. Ayanna Howard, of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, led a project to create specially designed robots to traverse these potentially dangerous ice environments. Source: Eurekalert

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