Twin Robots Scope Out Titanic, Europa Next?

jmichaelg writes "Wired is running an article on a pair of submersible robots that work in tandem to film underwater scenes. One robot illuminates a scene by placing the light source as close as possible to the object being filmed while the other bot manuevers for the best camera angle. That, and a host of other innovations, makes the pair significantly different than the equipment used when the Titanic was originally filmed. Significant enough that JPL has expressed an interest in using the technology to swim in Europa's seas. How JPL will overcome the time delay isn't mentioned but it's an interesting read nonetheless."

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split that meson

[bandix]

How JPL will overcome the time delay isn't mentioned but it's an interesting read nonetheless.

Why with the ansible of course! ;-)

How to overcome time delays... DUH!

[Anonymous Coward]

How JPL will overcome the time delay isn't mentioned but it's an interesting read nonetheless.

Just open a subspace channel, or reroute power to the main deflector dish. Duh.

Re:Make sure it is disenfected.

[Anonymous Coward]

very insightful. you best call up the JPL before they launch this mission to warn them of this, since i'm sure they haven't thought of that. maybe you can help them with their calculations too. you seem pretty smart.

Yeah but it would be interesting if

[HanzoSan]

We found some huge underwater city filled with aliens, or other strange and unusual lifeforms in these seas of Europa.

Whats the plan for this? Do we even have one besides hitting the panic button?

Might as well say it

[sharkey]

• All These Planets Are Yours Except Europa

• Attempt No Landing There

Re:Might as well say it

[PhxBlue]

Might as well say this, too, then. . .

All your planet are belong to us

What a waste of money

[PhysicsGenius]

While I applaud JPL for out-of-the-box thinking, I have to wonder what the chances are of finding an iceberg-wrecked cruise ship at the bottom of an ocean on a moon of Jupiter.

When I was young..

[uigrad_2000]

I remember asking a very learned man why space exploration was important. We have yet find anything on the moon, or any planet that adds to our daily lives.

His response: "The technology we've developed due to NASA projects is huge, and mostly unmeasurable. For example, the VCR your parents own would not be possible without technology we developed in our quest to explore outer space."

This is sad. Today the tables have turned.

We wouldn't be able to explore the moons of Jupitor if it wasn't for the technology we developed to make some sappy chick-flick.

Our thirst for entertainment has become paramount, and all else is now secondary!

Now there's a leap

[The Cat]

Well, we'll start by filming the Titanic on the 12th, and then we'll be ORBITING JUPITER BY THE WEEKEND!!

Time delay

[Scholasticus]

The only way to get around the time delay (short of sending a human crew) would be to program the robots to have a great degree of autonomy. So, all you OSS coders out there ... let's make sure this thing doesn't end up running on Windows 2020. Maybe you could call it GNUENE (GNU's Not Unix's Europaprobe's Not a Europaprobe) or something catchy like that.

Re:I'm *so* glad....

[NOT-2-QUICK]

Silly man...everyone knows what JPL stands for!!!

Obviously, it is the initials of famous singer/actress/model J. Lo. That's right, the infamous Jennifer Penelope Lopez!!!

And yes...she has been working with Dark Matter for some time now in hopes of not only exploring the depths of the ocean on Europa, but also exploring the mystery that is her giant butt ...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory...where do you guys come up with this stuff!!! :-)