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		David Kohanbash Senior Research Programmer, RI Email: Office: NSH 2203 Phone: (412) 268-3856   Mailing address: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Affiliated Center(s):  Field Robotics Center (FRC)

Current Projects [Past Projects]
		Distributed SensorWebs The Sensor Web initiative develops and implements wireless technology for distributed sensing and actuation in horticultural enterprises.
		Hydroponic Automation We are developing inexpensive robotic approaches towards hydroponic growing, which can increase overall crop yield.
		Life in the Atacama Robotic field investigation will bring new scientific understanding of the Atacama as a habitat for life with distinct analogies to Mars.
		Lunar Ice Discovery Initiative (Icebreaker) Icebreaker is a proposed mission to explore the south pole of the Moon.
		Lunar Rover for Polar Crater Exploration (Scarab) The Scarab lunar rover has been designed to carry a 1-meter coring drill and a payload of science instruments that can analyze the abundance of hydrogen, oxygen and other materials.
		Vehicle Safeguarding NREC designed, developed and tested a fully autonomous system capable of following pre-taught paths while detecting and avoiding obstacles.