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Robotic Nanotech Swarms on Mars... in 2034
Roland Piquepaille writes "NASA is testing a shape-shifting robot called 'TETwalker' for tetrahedral walker, because it looks like a flexible pyramid. It has been tested in the lab and at the McMurdo station in Antarctica to test it under conditions more like those on Mars. Now, it is on the way to be -- really -- miniaturized by using micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems. These robots will eventually join together to form 'autonomous nanotechnology swarms' (ANTS). When it's done, in about thirty years, these nanotech swarms will 'alter their shape to flow over rocky terrain or to create useful structures like communications antennae and solar sails.' So in 2034, nanotechnology will land on Mars. Read more for other details and references about the TETwalker and the ANTS project."
I wouldn't be so quick to laught at it.
... what about any life ( or traces of past life ) on Mars?
Yes, it would be a typical hollywood movie.
But that doesn't mean that it can't happen.
I suppose the bit about with the intent to come back to Earth and kill us all is going a bit far, but I can see how this could unintentionally kill us all.
Even if it doesn't get back to Earth and kill us
Americans have relatively advanced technology, but unfortunately for themselves and everybody else, they are the least advanced society around.
Ha!
... not many homes left standing there, eh? And pity that it was all based on a stack of deliberate lies.
... oh ... wait ... what about the Palestinians. Pity about how 85% of their land has been stolen by the Zionists. And pity about how the rest of their land is being carved up by the apartheid walls. What's the US take on all this? Well of course, the poor defenseless Zionists need more apache helicopters, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons ... which the US gives them. No double-standards on WOMD here!
I would have added the above, but I thought that it pretty much goes without saying.
Pitty about all those millions of innocent Iraqis who were killed by 10 years of UN sanctions rammed home by the US. And pitty about the tens of thousands who were killed in the shock and awe campaign. And pitty about those who used to call Fallujah home
Now why would I say that Americans are the most evil society on Earth? Hmmmm. Nothing really comes to mind
Apart from the fine, peace-loving Zionist state, which other society should I compare your proud country to? And what exactly are you implying when you refer to Stalinist dictatorships? I don't remember supporting any stalinist dictatorships, which is more than I can say for the fucking whitehouse. It's all very well for you to sit behind your weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and criticise the rest of the world for being anti-democratic and Stalinsts when we dare to speak out against you, but actions speak louder than words. Where do all your clothes come from? And your electronic equipment? China - a stalinist dictatorship! You're so disgusted with their regime that you throw billions at them each year so you can enjoy your cheap commodities, and then dare to accuse me of supporting stalinist dictatorships!
Off your high fucking horses, Yankee scum. Take you heads out of your arses for just a second, turn off the Ricky Lake show and have a good hard think about where your great leaders are taking you. It might surprise you to hear this, but the rest of the world thinks you are shit. Sure you won't hear it from our politicians, but trust me, the sentiment is there.