Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) President Dennis Berkey talks to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver prior to the kick off of the NASA-WPI Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at WPI in Worcester, Mass. Teams were challenged to build autonomous robots that can identify, collect and return samples. NASA needs autonomous robotic capability for future planetary exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)