Posts tagged "exploration"

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A flotilla of sea-going bots called Wave Gliders are sailing across the Pacific Ocean to collect all manner of scientific data about our planet. However, I do find myself worrying about the nightmare scenario in which one of these semi-autonomous machines mates with a dolphin and we’re overrun by the dolphin borg.

A flotilla of sea-going bots called Wave Gliders are sailing across the Pacific Ocean to collect all manner of scientific data about our planet. However, I do find myself worrying about the nightmare scenario in which one of these semi-autonomous machines mates with a dolphin and we’re overrun by the dolphin borg.

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Chinese robots on the moon? I think I know how this disaster movie ends. 

Chinese robots on the moon? I think I know how this disaster movie ends. 

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The Mars rover Curiosity is a nuclear-powered robot? This can’t possibly go wrong.

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Creepy robots do scare me but I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the Mars rovers Opportunity and Spirit. This video documents Opportunity’s three-year journey from Victoria crater to Endeavor crater with 309 images taken during the 13-mile trek.