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The four-legged DLR robot Bert explores and monitors the alien environment. The 'Surface Avatar' experiment rehearsed an important scenario for future exploration missions on Mars and the moon. Bert is being developed at the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics and can walk, trot, gallop, pass and even climb. This enables him to cover long distances and move around in rough terrain or small caves.