NASA Gears Up for the Regolith Rumble

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 11, 2007 @09:39PM from the in-this-corner-weighing-in-at-0.34-pounds dept.

eldavojohn writes "NASA is holding another scientific challenge to see which autonomous robot can move the most regolith in 30 minutes. The finer details: 'To win the cash prizes for NASA's Regolith Challenge, teams must demonstrate fully autonomous robots capable of collecting at least 330 pounds (150 kilograms) of mock Moon dirt within 30 minutes. Whichever robot moves the most regolith over the benchmark limit, while still meeting contest specifications, wins, NASA said. But in order to compete, lunar regolith excavators must weigh less than 88 pounds (40 kilograms) and run on less than 30 kilowatts of power, according to contest rules.'"

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Re:Well, which is it? lb of kg? W or kW? by darthdavid · 2007-05-12 06:10 · Score: 0, Redundant

Just to let you all know: Pounds are Weight in standard Newtons are Weight in metric (technically force, but weight is just force towards the massive body you're on at the time) Kilograms are mass in metric Slugs are mass in standard Mass is How much shit there Weight is how much force is exerted on that shit by gravity. This is determined by the formula G*m1*m2 ------- r^2