Robotic systems have been tested in the area of Mount Etna.

Robotic systems have been tested in the area of Mount Etna. The volcano provides an ideal landscape for testing the capabilities of robots and has some similarities with the Moon. The first to test two robots LRU1 and LRU2, working together autonomously. LRU1 evaluates soil samples with its cameras, while LRU2 collects surface samples and analyzes them using laser breakdown spectroscopy.