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Robot for India's Moon Mission by IIT Kanpur

Posted by CmdrTaco on

ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation, is planning to send a robot for its mission to moon. It is probably going to be made by students and profs of IIT-Kanpur (the Indian equivalent of MIT). The two-legged robot, fitted with sophisticated sensors and high-resolution cameras, is capable of recording information and images using laser beams. It can also detect the distance of a hindrance, enter a small crater, bring surface samples and return high resolution images to the lunar vehicle. It balances cost and sophistication; basic functionality for only $50,000.

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  1. Ahem... by aquiltar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Slashdot xenophobia alert.

  2. Should mention that... by Nova · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I heard the robot also includes a built in vocoder. At this time however, its vocabulary is limited to "Welcome to QuikEMart" and "Thank you, come again."

  3. Re:you assume obscene amounts of money aren't req' by ccmay · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Mocking NASA like you and the author have done is really pathetic.

    Did you really expect any better from the Euro-trash and Turd Worlders? Their entire self-image revolves around mocking the US for not being just like them.

    You can be sure that if NASA didn't exist, the very same pipsqueak malcontents would be slagging us for our self-centered, materialistic disregard for the wonders of space exploration.

    These people are impossible to please and I don't know one reason why we should lift a finger to try.

    -ccm

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    Too much Law; not enough Order.