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Chinese scientists unveil aerial/terrestrial robot prototype for Mars
- 8bitsrule 2y agoMore details here: https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/chinese-scientists-developing-mars-drone-that-can-roll-and-fly-across-red-planet-video https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/chinese-scientists-d...
- linwangg 2y agoThis fly-and-roll robot sounds interesting, but I wonder how effective it would actually be on Mars. The thin atmosphere is definitely a major challenge for the flying mechanism.
- beardyw 2y agoI wonder if they got any feedback on the Ingenuity flights. They must have done the calculations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)
- sylware 2y agoGoing to Mars is so 2010. Mars is too close from the Sun anyway. Better start to colonize the kuiper belt with super mega structures, we can start with AI drones mining its resources way before our arrival. :P
- plutomeetsyou 2y agoMight as well start colonizing Jupiter's moons, we can start with Ganymede, IO, then Callisto - the official name for it can be "The Rim".
- sylware 2y agooooooh.... this does sound good. But not enough far away from the Sun since we would need a maximum of time once the Sun inflation started in order to exit the solar system. But the real question is to know if the kuiper belt has enough interesting materials to build what's required to leave the solar system which we could easily mine.
- vlod 2y agoJust remember the warning about "Europa"...
- sylware 2y agoHuh? Warning about what? Aliens?
- vlod 2y ago“ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE. USE THEM TOGETHER. USE THEM IN PEACE.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EDhpxzn2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EDhpxzn2g (message at the end)
- sylware 2y agoOMG... And I read ALL Arthur C. Clarke books... but decades ago... huhu...
- euroderf 2y agoThe love child of a quadcopter and a Meccano set. But hey, if it works, it works.
- antifa 2y agoBiblically accurate Mars exploration.