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Inchworming Probe for Planetary Exploration

Posted by michael on from the worms-drill-in-the-worms-drill-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Honeybee Robotics, a firm in New York's Little Italy, has designed a probe that can inchworm deep into the Martian crust or Europan ice shell without a cable to the surface for power or data. Totally autonomous. It's based on a system the company designed to weld steampipes below Manhattan. It's also just really cool."

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  1. don't let goatse.cx know about this... by cyb0rq_m0nk3y · · Score: 1, Funny
    I fear what unintended uses they might find for such a robot...

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    eat shit and die, Bambi!
  2. Re:All About the Money by smaughster · · Score: 2, Funny

    penetration devices without cables.... Instead of waiting for the (conservative) corporate world, I think we can expect more really cool things from the pr0n industry.

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    I intend to live forever, so far so good.
  3. Re: Dumb fuckwit's car by buzban · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wish my car would self-restore.