Space station's humanoid robot comes alive

[Goldenboy]

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[crackberry]

Now we can start space missions to Mars.

[Skerious]

[QUOTE=Goldenboy;31902940][img]http://analogmedium.com/blog/2008/04/interstella5555-1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

I remember seeing that movie.

[Bombardier.]

[QUOTE=Turnips5;31900422]A humanoid robot... [I]without[/I] a horrifying plastic face mask?[/QUOTE]

The greatest advantage of western robotics.

[Renegade Master]

As soon as I saw the title

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[meppers]

I give it 3 weeks until it jettisons the ISS's escape pod and makes the humans on board its slaves

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Talishmar;31900905]Why a humanoid?

Well, a humanoid robot has many upsides but isn't it a bit too early for that[/QUOTE]

I think it's controlled by somebody remotely performing the gestures and the robot repeats them. It's easier to control a humanoid robot with humanoid arms than controlling some spider thing.

[Used Car Salesm]

It's controlled from the ground? So Mission Control can turn it on and use it to keep the astronauts in line? :tinfoil:

[filipegroh]

I don't really think its controlled from the ground, the delay on the transmisinon would be completely impractical

[Protocol7]

[QUOTE=filipegroh;31916697]I don't really think its controlled from the ground, the delay on the transmisinon would be completely impractical[/QUOTE]

I don't think so, maybe they can queue actions or something

[filipegroh]

There would still be a delay, if they need the robot to help Mr Tronaut who is trapped at the airlock, the robot would only execute the order a few seconds later, probably injuring and killing someone in the process. Its most likely controlled by one of the crew or trough some AI interface.

[Protocol7]

[QUOTE=filipegroh;31916886]There would still be a delay, if they need the robot to help Mr Tronaut who is trapped at the airlock, the robot would only execute the order a few seconds later, probably injuring and killing someone in the process. Its most likely controlled by one of the crew or trough some AI interface.[/QUOTE]

magic

DARPA/NASA magic

only explanation to no delay

[LooperNor]

[QUOTE=filipegroh;31916697]I don't really think its controlled from the ground, the delay on the transmisinon would be completely impractical[/QUOTE]

Uh, there's not a huge delay up to the ISS.

Most telecommunication satellites are at a way higher altitude than the ISS, and they do actually have Internet on the ISS.