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Or you send some self replicating stuff on the moon, build some factories and solar panels, and build and launch robots from there. We have the technology to do
by venomsnake 11y ago
Or you send some self replicating stuff on the moon, build some factories and solar panels, and build and launch robots from there. We have the technology to do this right now if we are willing to put the money. And if we polish the moon we could beam excess energy to earth.
- japhyr 11y agoWhat do you mean by "polish the moon"?
- whoopdedo 11y agoChrome the moon?
- yebyen 11y agoI can only assume it means creating a large, vigorously reflective surface. Not the whole moon, but presumably making a reflective, concave part large enough to send a focused beam of directed energy. (NB: this doesn't sound like a good idea to me, or necessarily realistic, I'm just guessing that's what is meant.)
- venomsnake 11y agoCover it with solar cells.
- jharger 11y agoColonize it with Polish people, of course.
- fishnchips 11y agoJust make sure to send the government up there first.
- justinpombrio 11y ago> Or you send some self replicating stuff on the moon [...] > We have the technology to do this right now Do we? Self-replicating robots would be very exciting, even on Earth, but I thought we weren't close to being able to make them. Do you have a citation/link?
- venomsnake 11y agoYou have 3d printers that can print themselves. That is a cornerstone.
- simcop2387 11y agoEverything except assembly, the motors, and the electronics. It's definitely getting closer but we don't have printers that can actually print themselves just yet.
- anonymfus 11y agoFANUC factories. 2003: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/06/01/343371/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2... 2007 (?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SREct28lJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SREct28lJM 2010: http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/magazine/content/10_49/b4206044280596.htm http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/magazine/content/10_49/b42060442... 2015: http://www.wsj.com/articles/japanese-robot-maker-fanuc-reveals-some-of-its-secrets-1427384420 http://www.wsj.com/articles/japanese-robot-maker-fanuc-revea... (put google in the referrer to avoid paywall)
- ju-st 11y agoThey are just a industrial automation company. Why should they be able to build stuff on the moon?