The next thing in robotics
A humanoid space robot Nao robots are finding uses in many areas. These little guys have been the first to show signs of self-awareness and are one of the most popular robots for education and research. Now a Nao robot could be the first humanoid robot to take up permanent residence on the International Space Station…
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Living on the Moon will be difficult for humans. Several problems exist for survival on the lunar surface. Basically, no atmosphere is present on the Moon. Temperature extremes are difficult to work in for both humans and machines. There is a two week daytime and a two week nighttime. And finally, the water that is…
Two companies are building robots to service dying satellites and keep them functioning in orbit. The question with the idea is whether or not this process would save money over the current practice of abandoning and/or replacing the dead satellites. At this time, it just does not seem financially feasible to have robots repair or…
Photo Credit: NASA Robots have long been the pathfinders for the exploration of space. Surveyor landers went to the surface of the Moon to test out the surface before men walked on it. Mars has been host to a number of robotic explorers paving the way for future human landings there. Even when people finally…
The next step on the Moon may well be taken by a robot. In a country that produces robots to do almost anything you can imagine, a robot to walk on the lunar surface is not so far-fetched. The Japanese just may be the next nation to plant a flag on the dusty surface of…
The X-37 is the designation for a robotic shuttle craft built to demonstrate reusable technologies for future spacecraft and perform on-orbit operations in the near term. Starting as a NASA project and later taken over by the Air Force, this winged robot is slated to fly into space on April 19, 2010. It has faced…
Arthur C. Clarke brought this idea to the forefront in his 1979 novel "The Fountains of Paradise", but the idea dates back to 1895 when Konstantin Tsiolkovsky proposed “a free-standing tower reaching from the surface of Earth to geostationary orbit.” Over the years, the idea has gone from impossible to a competition to build a…
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Up to this point in space exploration, robots have been solitary explorers commanded ultimately from Earth. Sure, they may have used other spacecraft for communication relays as some Mars landers have done, but they have not been controlled by other machines. Now, that may be changing. As this story from the Telegraph states, “Robotic airships…
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This week’s newswrap features stories that deal with exploration. Everything from underwater to climate in the arctic and beyond the Earth. One story from earlier in the week deals with robot navigation in different situations. Still, this story does cover an aspect of robotics that is important in exploration. I hope you enjoy looking over…
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