Hyperion Rover, 1 km On One Command

An anonymous reader writes "Carnegie Mellon's next generation robot just finished its Chilean expedition and achieved a new planetary exploration benchmark, including being the first autonomous rover to cover 1 km on a single command. The other milestones from the Atacama Desert, Chile--the driest place on the planet--centered on over-the-horizon stereo navigation, sun-tracking for efficient solar panel pointing, and fault recovery. CMU shows pictures of the robot, called Hyperion, in action. One of its prime objectives was to plot courses that avoid shade, by finding the position of virtually everything in the solar system."

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Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55

[Anonymous Coward]

Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - ass strectching exhibitionist Goatse Receiver was found dead in CmdrTaco's bed this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to making the intarweb a great place for millions of users. Truly an American icon.
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Application for new goatse.cx receiver

[Anonymous Coward]

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That was strange

[Albanach]

was it jsut me, or was the next /. story going to be an ask slashdot with Bruce Perens. The ask /. just vanished from the front page.

Re:It has to What Now?

[stratjakt]

It also has to solve a rubix cube by drinking all the tea in China.

I'm sure the article makes sense, though. It's just slashdot postings that read like fourth grade book reports.

WONDERFUL!

[Anonymous Coward]

This is absolutely wonderful news..
for me to poop on!!!
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Walter Zapp, inventor, dead at 97

[Anonymous Coward]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Minox inventor Walter Zapp was found dead in Switzerland this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to camera miniaturization. Truly an German icon.

Re:Not the driest place on Earth

[Molina the Bofh]

The driest place in Earth is its core, though I've never been there to check.

Any questions ?

Re:Not the driest place on Earth

[Anonymous Coward]

No, that's the driest place in Earth.

Sad news - Bob Hope dead in his Kansas home at 100

[Anonymous Coward]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Legendary funnyman Bob Hope was found dead in his Overland Park, Kansas home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

Re:Not the driest place on Earth

[HaloZero]

> The driest place on Earth is it's core...

That's a fundamental paradox, as the Earth's core can not necessarily be ON itself (or it's crust). The driest place IN Earth, is, therefore, it's core.