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Build a Mindstorm Robot to Fly to ISS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fleidermaus dept.

CodingFrenzy writes: "If you're over 18 and living in Germany, Switzerland or Austria (thats all in Europe) you can submit your best Mindstorm based Robot to a competition to fly to the ISS (this link in German). Choose any design you want: cleaning windows, space-ballet, etc. Include a gravity generator and you might even be able to use those wheels. Pack it into fur and give them a space-pet. What the heck, there's enough junk in space already..." If you win, let us know, we'll send you a t-shirt. :)

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  1. A T-shirt? by TOTKChief · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just a T-shirt? I can see it:

    I built this kickass Mindstorm robot that flew on ISS, and all I got was this lousy /. T-shirt!
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    -- Geof F. Morris
  2. Fly to ISS? by Dr_Cheeks · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno. I mean, that's gonna take an awful lot of batteries, and AFAIK Lego don't make any launch kits. And I wouldn't have thought the little connector-bumps (do they have a technical name?) would be all that aerodynamic. And what if you want it back - re-entry's going to be a bitch on the plastic.

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  3. New mantra by pongo000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Germany, Switzerland or Austria (thats all in Europe)

    News for nerds. Stuff that matters. Geography for geeks.

    Now if we could just teach the /. boys proofreading skills, we'd almost be scholarly.