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Sounds like the 1980 NASA/ASEE Summer Study at the University of Santa Clara, with the proceedings edited by the prolific Robert Freitas: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/
by sbierwagen 2y ago
Sounds like the 1980 NASA/ASEE Summer Study at the University of Santa Clara, with the proceedings edited by the prolific Robert Freitas: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19830007077/downloads/19830007077.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19830007077/downloads/19...
- Animats 2y agoYes. Start at page 77: "NONTERRESTRIAL UTILIZATION OF MATERIALS: AUTOMATED SPACE MANUFACTURING FACILITY". "The team surmises that within the next 50 years robot systems will be capable of handling a large fraction of the needs of a general-purpose SMF." 44 years later, not even close. Google DeepMind robotics today.[1] Can put a shirt on a hanger, but not button or unbutton it. [1] https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/advances-in-robot-dexterity/ https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/advances-in-robot-dext...