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Abstract

A robot comprises a body comprising a scalable joint module having a housing including an actuator within the housing powered by a voltage regulator on the housing and defining a female connector cavity of the housing; a first plurality of axial thrust roller bearings on the housing and a second plurality of axial thrust roller bearings on an opposite side of the housing, wherein each of the first and second plurality of axial thrust roller bearings are sandwiched between two washers; a male connector opposite from the female connector cavity; a head module coupled to the body, containing an onboard computing system controlling the movement of the lunar exploration robot, and an actuated latching mechanism; and a tail module coupled to the body, wherein the tail module defines a cavity configured for the actuated latching mechanism of the head module to enter, to thereby couple the head and tail modules.

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