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- Dumbledorito, on 02/27/2009, -0/+17"And this, gentlemen, is the lunar base. Completely built by robot labo--"
*airlock slams shut*
STOP THE HUMANOID! STOP THE INTRUDER! - christoast, on 02/27/2009, -0/+13But can they learn to love?
- itemthirteen, on 02/27/2009, -0/+12I, for one, blah blah blah overlords.
- swordedge, on 02/27/2009, -1/+13Bout damn time someone puts this DUH idea in print. We should already be dropping robot after robot on the moon to learn how to do this. The most difficult problem just might be the dust itself... on earth, dust gets rounded. On the moon, no erosion so it all has sharp edges and cuts.
A more proper name might be waldo rather than robot because other than dealing with a three second communication delay, they do nothing on their own. - tbhurst, on 02/26/2009, -1/+10Seems logical enough.
- MeatMountain, on 02/27/2009, -0/+8I like how its worded "may build," like robots are all wishy washy free spirits. "Yes we may build a Lunar Outpost. We may also just decide to go for a picnic today. The weather is nice and I just got a sweet new frisbee. We, as robots, are not ready to commit to plans at this point."
- inactive, on 02/27/2009, -2/+9How is the weather in crazy town?
- rhdesigns, on 02/27/2009, -0/+5I hope these robots aren't being built by the Cyberdyne Corporation!
- DirtyVicar, on 02/27/2009, -0/+4But the real question is whether they'll do it before the federal government becomes insolvent and has to cut back on its budgets.
- glockman69, on 02/27/2009, -0/+4I think you need a new tin foil hat, some of the signals are starting to seep through...
- egghead1619, on 02/27/2009, -1/+5Can't? Do you deny the probes that have launched to the other planets? They are much heavier than a human. We can have human travel outside low-earth orbit and we most definitely have.
Can you provide any proof for your claim that hasn't already been disproven? Yeah, didn't think so. - rjshatz, on 02/27/2009, -1/+5Oooooooookay.
- Treshnell, on 02/27/2009, -1/+5wat
- jman0591, on 02/27/2009, -0/+3Need more vespene gas.
- scentaroom, on 02/27/2009, -2/+5wow Transformers are real
- AusKite, on 02/27/2009, -1/+4Them moon robots be taken' our jaaawbs
- deathmatch, on 02/27/2009, -0/+3And it will be called Zero-one
- JackSchittt, on 02/27/2009, -0/+3If they are, I'll send my father back in time to let you know.
With love,
John. - Rudegar, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2our robots or
feral running wild and free independent robots ? - Feenix566, on 02/27/2009, -2/+4Astrobotic Technology Inc. did a "study" which "found" that robots could build a lunar base. Coincidentally, the "study" also "found" that Astrobotic Technoogy Inc. is the best robot manufacturer in the world and that the lunar base building robots should definitely be built by them. Oh and it also "found" that taxpayer money is the best way to fund the project. How convenient for Astrobotic Technology Inc.!
- EricAnderton, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2"no erosion so it all has sharp edges and cuts. "
I recall reading somewhere that lunar dust is essentially pulverized glass. It's bad for all kinds of stuff. - inactive, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2Robots May Build Lunar Outpost, with Optimus Prime picture...that means the first lunar outpost is gonna be Autobot City?
- Dumbledorito, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2Odd, that. If someone says something dumb and you call them on it, you're "wise" if it is, indeed, just them being stupid, but if it's a pop culture reference, all of a sudden YOU'RE the dumbass...
- Dumbledorito, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2Okay, I may be easing into the "old man who doesn't watch TV" mode here, but what's with inserting "cha-cha-cha" into everything? My nephews do that a lot, and they sound retarded when doing so. I presume it's something from Cartoon Network?
- glockman69, on 02/27/2009, -0/+2Stupid is as stupid does.
- inactive, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2All your moon base are belong to us humans.
- JackSchittt, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Or maybe Omega Supreme.
- Smokeydabear, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2***** awesome!
- HonoredMule, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2Lazy troll lacks subtlety.
- JackSchittt, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2This is the most logical way to do things. Have the robots build the outpost first, send the humans up later.
But they're still considering a robot being able to scoop up some dirt and ice to be a major achievement. We're a long, long, long way away from having robots build outposts for us. - elbergel, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Dr. Amadiro must have an in at the Obama Administration...
- anthropodeus, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1let me guess: congress fell for it
- rjshatz, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2They'll build it, alright. But will they let us have it without a fight? That's what I'm worried about.
- anthropodeus, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2can humans? our history of violence says otherwise.
robots can do everything with greater consistency than humans. i think loving will be one of those things. - DryCat, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1We must stop them before they complete their outpost.
- eFinder, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2crazyness... I want to make beats on the moon
- rholland356, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1It. is. about. God. Damned. Time!
And after the robots build some units successfully, humans on earth will discover there is no good reason to send people to the moon when it is cheaper to send devices to do our work remotely. Humans on earth will learn much more about technology and communications this way. - swordedge, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Lets put it this way about the dust... <pause to look up podcast> OK, found the print version of it
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/09/26/nasas. ...
I heard it as a podcast on Science at NASA but found this print version of it instead. - caffeineme, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1I would think this would be easily done. While the idea of a fleet of 100% autonomous robots is appealing, I think we'd be able to ramp up much faster if we had a group of them working on the moon, remotely operated here on Earth. I mean, we can already, today, pilot an airplane 1/2 way around the world (3D, X,Y, and Z axis), manuevering a bulldozer or other building 'bot from Earth (only in 2D, mostly dealing with very manageable X and Y axis) shouldn't be too awful difficult.
If operated here on Earth, we free ourselves from the constraint of having to program the 'bot's to make each and every decision on the go.
Plus, they'll work 24/7, if we sent people to do the same job, we'd probably be lucky to get 4 hours a day out of them due to environmental constraints. And, if a 'bot dies, well, nobody cares. If a human dies, people start to talk about ditching the program entirely. Everything has risks, robots as part of the equation simply allow us to mitigate that risk.
Plus, operating a bulldozer on the moon, even from here on Earth, would be the coolest damned construction job EVER!!!! :) - rholland356, on 03/02/2009, -0/+1Where does this airy-fairy thinking come from? OK, I will guess ZERO discoveries will be made by humans ON the moon. Just as ZERO discoveries made by using the Hubble robotic telescope were made by humans in space.
All the discoveries -accidental or otherwise- will be made by humans on EARTH observing the environment through robotic eyes (in all the spectra!) or by examining robot-retrieved lunar samples in labs on earth, especially by applying new techniques and approaches developed long after those rocks had been retrieved, often by people not associated directly with the lunar program.
You just cannot put enough wetware ON the moon to make it worth the effort. Leave the wetware on Earth, and manipulate the moon environment remotely. - scottblystone, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Wouldn't one of the numerous craters on the moon work just as well as an artificial berm?
I'm all for robots building moon bases, but just piling dirt would seem to be a waste. - designerutah, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1cheaper does not necessarily mean it's more effective, that more knowledge will be gained, etc. Sure, sending robots first is better, but at some point, sending men becomes better (if there's anything at all valuable to learn). Guess how many "accidental" discoveries are made... because there's someone there to notice something odd.
- saboola, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Autobots, roll out.
- slickmick, on 02/28/2009, -0/+1Hubble telescope's orbit height is 350 miles, well within low earth orbit. Try again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescop ...
No human has ever gone out of low earth orbit -- with the notable exception of the six Apollo missions, which not only left earth orbit, but went 200,000 miles way. With 1960's technology.
Never happened, sorry. - ghathaway3, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Sometime they will need to put people back there. Robots build, people explore.
- mattofsmeg, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1By the time this happens I will be dead
- latrosicarius, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Needs more Summer Glau
- Dumbledorito, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1Oh, they can love. Their hugging skills are what get them in trouble, though.
- oxdeltaxo, on 02/27/2009, -0/+1It's like sand paper if it gets into small spaces. I can see things like camera lens' getting scratched the hell out of.
- Treshnell, on 02/27/2009, -1/+2WALL-DO
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