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I know these are inanimate objects and we shouldn’t humanize them. Blame XKCD, I suppose. But I feel a connection to these robots, and I pray that one day we ca
by thathndude 4y ago
I know these are inanimate objects and we shouldn’t humanize them. Blame XKCD, I suppose. But I feel a connection to these robots, and I pray that one day we can go to Mars and erect them a place of honor or bring them “home” to a Smithsonian.
They are a testament to the best of our space programs and the men and women who work in them. It’s amazing how well some of these machines overperformed.
- ape4 4y agoAnd Wall-E https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/
- jcims 4y agoI fully expect to see one of the rovers to be at the Smithsonian before I die, and I’m almost 50 sooo chop chop!
- intrasight 4y agoBut I expect that Musk will keep it in his private collection ;)
- Avshalom 4y ago>>we shouldn’t humanize them Nah, our ability and willingness to develop empathy and emotional connections to dogs, bugs, robots, small rocks... It's one of our best traits.
- armatav 4y agoYup - big part of what makes us human
- penguin_booze 4y agoI was suddenly reminded of Alex the African Gray Parrot's dying words: "You Be Good, See You Tomorrow. I Love You". https://www.wired.com/2007/09/super-smart-par/ https://www.wired.com/2007/09/super-smart-par/
- matrix12 4y agoNot Dying words. Merely the same thing he said every day when put in his cage. Died in his sleep.
- noisy_boy 4y agoThese are the last of the "faithful" ones before AI driven ones make these obsolete. I am already feeling nostalgic for these "dependable and hardworking" robots in advance.