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The first robot to walk on the moon was not a human, but a Soviet robot called Lunokhod 1.

Lunokhod 1 was a remote-controlled robotic rover that was launched in 1970 and successfully landed on the moon's surface on November 17, 1970. It was designed to study the moon's geology and composition, and it functioned for 77 days, sending back over 25,000 images and conducting experiments. Lunokhod 1's achievement marked a significant milestone in space exploration and paved the way for future robotic missions to other planets.