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Teleoperated robots on the Moon (and Amazon)

Posted on May 6, 2014 by engineerzero

My science fiction novelette, High Moon, was originally published in the May 2005 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. Ten years later, I’ve learned how to upload stories to Amazon so that it can be read on Kindle … Continue reading →

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High Moon (reposted)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by engineerzero

(In honor of China’s Yutu probe, I thought I’d repost this entry from Feb. 25, 2011.) Way back when, I wrote a science fiction novelette called “High Moon,” about teleoperated lunar mining robots in Wild Old West Cosplay. It appeared … Continue reading →

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Space Elevator Conference Robots

Posted on August 24, 2011 by engineerzero

The 2011 Space Elevator Conference was held on August 13 in Redmond, Washington at the Microsoft Conference Center. I dropped by to take a few pictures of various types of robots that space elevator advocates hope might someday climb their … Continue reading →

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Robots and Radiation

Posted on April 2, 2011 by engineerzero

“Robots to the Rescue,” Technology Review (29 March 2011): . . . . constructing robots designed to withstand high levels of radiation would be difficult. “For radiated environments, one needs robots that are particularly rugged,” he says. “Such robots typically … Continue reading →

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Robot arm studies

Posted on March 29, 2011 by engineerzero

As I get closer to designing a teleoperated robot that I can actually build, I wanted to experiment with different robot arm designs. Hence I took the re-design of a couple days ago and made several re-designs out of it … Continue reading →

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Here come the robots

Posted on March 24, 2011 by engineerzero

Daily Mail: Pictured: The robots called in to help prevent nuclear meltdown at Fukushima plant As I suggested a week ago:

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Robots at Fukushima: a clash of cultures

Posted on March 20, 2011 by engineerzero

From Salon Magazine: Where are the robots at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant? Japan employs more robots than any other country . . . So why are human beings manually pouring water over the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power … Continue reading →

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Finally, mention of robots to Fukushima

Posted on March 19, 2011 by engineerzero

Japan Races to Restart Reactors’ Cooling System At the request of the Japanese military, a Massachusetts company, iRobot, said it put four robots on a plane for Japan on Friday. Colin Angle, the chief executive, said it had sent two … Continue reading →

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Can robots stop a meltdown?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by engineerzero

Forbes Magazine, “Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Escalates in Japan – ‘Worse than Chernobyl’”: “The electrical grid is down. The emergency diesel generators have been damaged. The multi-reactor Fukushima atomic power plant is now relying on battery power, which will only … Continue reading →

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High Moon

Posted on February 25, 2011 by engineerzero

Way back when, I wrote a science fiction novelette called “High Moon,” about teleoperated lunar mining robots in Wild Old West Cosplay. It appeared in the May 2005 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, the longest-running print magazine … Continue reading →

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