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[DPRG] Robots on the Moon
Subject: [DPRG] Robots on the Moon
From: Jeff Koenig
koenig.jeff at gmail.com
Date: Sat Feb 23 12:11:04 CST 2008
Lunar robots - very cool!
My (earthbound) outdoor robot's frame is about 1/2 done...and I've got
a relatively empty weekend. I now know how I'll be spending a good
part of it.
Who else has an outdoor robot in the works?
-Jeff
> NASA is planning to put hundreds of telescopes on the Moon:
>
> <http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/moonscope-0215.html>
>
> And how will they put those telescopes in place? Quoting the article:
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> "The array will cover an area of up to two square kilometers; the
> modules would be moved into place on the lunar surface by automated
> vehicles."
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> Automated Vehicles!
>
> Or, as we in the DPRG normally call them, ROBOTS!
>
> So how are those DPRG Outdoor Robots coming along? I think I know
> what Phase II of the contest for next year should require...
>
> best regards,
> dpa
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