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Mars missions often fail. The scientists and engineers behind NASA's Mars Science Laboratory explain the challenge of simply getting from Earth to the dusty plains of Mars....

Every week Aaron Saenz will bring you a recap of the top stories from SingularitiyHub.com This week we discuss Google's Project Glasses, the Robo-ONE competition, Boston Dynamics' Sand Flea, Printable robots, the Curiosity Rover, and there's even a bit that rhymes.

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In preparation for its first drive on the Red Planet the Mars Science Laboratory moved its wheels around to check steering motions and tested its robotic arm that carries a "swiss army knife" set of tools to dig into Mars.

Team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover's final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.

How engineers teach Curiosity to use a robotic arm on Mars.

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As Rover Curiosity hurtles through space on its way to Mars, it is confronted with many issues that NASA scientists must constantly account for. See the next step of Curiosity's journey to the red planet