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Super robot. it might look like something out of a science fiction movie, but this technology could save your life here on earth. cnn's chad myers has more. >> reporter: technology of the future. it's always been something reserved for places like the movies. take iron man here. >> well, not anymore. the future is now. moving off the big screen and right into the lab. >> valkyrie, 6'2", 125 kilograms. superhero robot. >> val kary has it all. mounted cameras, head to toe and sonar sensors. it has the glowing circle in its chest that would make tony stark smile. >> whoo! >> it took nasa nine mon...

Maybe even one day go to mars. >> frankly, nasa will send robots ahead of the astronauts to the planet. these robots will start preparing the way for the human explorers. >> the first valkyrie has another mission. to compete in a robotic challenge sponsored by the department of defense. >> the robots at nasa johnson space flight center has been building is an extraordinary machine. of all the robots, it's the one with the most degrees of freedom, the most joints to move around. it's really quite sophisticated. i have high hopes for it. >> it's related to the robonaut, a robot on the space stat...