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- To the moon, Google-style
- From NextFest in Los Angeles: CNET's Molly Wood takes a look at how Google has teamed up with the X Prize Foundation, offering $30 million to the first private outfit to send a rover to the moon.
- Tags: google, x prize, x-prize, space, moon, aerospace, mission, prize, rover, molly wood
- Videos 2007-09-14
- NASA: Little rovers survive dust storms on Mars
- NASA: Little rovers survive dust storms on MarsFantasticIt's good to see at least ONE government body is capable of getting the job done - and far, far exceeding expectations!Working 33 months past a very short expected life cycle AND surviving conditions they were probably never intended to get through is...
- Tags: NASA, Little Rover
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- Rover in action on Mars
- Watch a video update on the Red PlanetSee the latest flight report for the Mars Exploration Rover project, featuring video from Rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity" shot on the terrain of the Red Planet. Video courtesy of NASA.
- Tags: Rover, video, Red Planet
- Videos 2006-12-12
- ExoMars boot camp in Tenerife
- Last week, I wrote about the on-board software used to control robots involved in future space missions, such as the ExoMars rover, which should be launched around 2011. But, as reports BBC News, this robot is already trained on Earth, on the slopes of the volcano El Teide in the...
- Tags: rover, ExoMars, Tenerife
- Blog posts 2006-05-22
- 'Intelligent' robots for space exploration
- In recent years, our exploration of the Solar System has involved more orbiters and rovers than human astronauts. This trend should continue in the future and this is why we need more 'intelligent' or autonomous robots. But of course, these robots will be controlled by advanced on-board software. And SciSys,...
- Tags: rover
- Blog posts 2006-05-17
- Java runs remote-controlled Mars rover
- Java runs remote-controlled Mars roverI wonder why no MS software?Maybe NASA wanted it to be REALIABLE?I guess NASA would have looked pretty funny if the first picture sent back from Mars was a BSOD!No Windows of opportunity here ..."Mission Critical" means "No Microsoft" on Earth, too.I wonder why....no linux, or...
- Tags: Programming languages, .NET, Java, rover, NASA, software
- Discussion threads 2004-01-16
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- NASA robots on Moses Lake dunes
- According to the Tri-City Herald, WA, NASA engineers in space suits have tested new robotic vehicles for two weeks on the dunes of Moses Lake, WA. These robots could be used on future NASA missions on the Moon and on Mars. According to the newspaper, five robotic vehicles were tested:...
- Tags: NASA, WA, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Polar robots to explore the Arctic
- It's now almost certain that the world's ice shelves are melting. And while satellites provide lots of data about their evolution, ground-based weather stations could be even more useful. But if scientists can no longer stay on fragile and volatile ice sheets, what can they do? They can use specially...
- Tags: Professor, Georgia Tech, SnoMotes, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- NASA's live feed vs. Discovery Science: And the winner is...
- I just watched two simultaneous feeds of the NASA's Phoenix rover landing and its entry into the atmosphere of Mars. One feed came courtesy of NASA TV on the Web. The other was more produced via Discovery's science channel. The winner: NASA TV. Just hand me the...
- Tags: NASA, Phoenix Technologies, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminentNOT GUILTY!Let the man go!NonsenseI think is says something about Reiser that he probably murdered someone. I bet his wife was constantly harping on him for spending all his time glued to a monitor trying to reinvent the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Hans Reiser, file system, Reiser 4, Reiser, verdict, Reiser4
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Space HoRSE (exe)
- Inspired by the 1980s classic M.U.L.E., Space HoRSE Holistic Robotic Slave Engineer will bring gamers back to the golden days of computer gaming. In Space HoRSE, players must build a self-sufficient colony on an alien planet, then support their colony by gathering resources, such as titanium and zirconium, with their...
- Tags: Colony, Shrapnel Games Inc., Species, Games, Robots, Keyboards, Mice, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-02-29
- (Images: Is that a rock or a man on Mars?)
- (Images: Is that a rock or a man on Mars?)Looks like Bigfoot..or whatever that creature loping through the forest was in the opening credits of [i]In Search of[i/]They steal my thoughtsSales of tinfoil are about to go through the roof!Considering it's distance from the rover..It's only a few inches tall!...
- Tags: Markings
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- Images: Is that a rock or a man on Mars?
- A blowup of a NASA photo from the Mars rover Spirit shows something that looks like a person sitting on a rock. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Rock, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-01-23
- 2008: a year of decision for us all
- BMW335d. The above photo is from CNET"s gallery of diesel cars at the Detroit Auto Show. Click here to see whole line-up. It was the greenest auto show ever in that brown town of Detroit. According to Auto Alliance we...
- Tags: Detroit, Manufacturer, Harmony, Detroit Auto Show, Green, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-01-20
- Desktop Rover (exe)
- Desktop Rover allows you to control multiple computers and Pocket PCs with one computer's keyboard and mouse. A graphical group configuration UI makes it very simple to create and modify your virtual desktop. You can copy most clipboard data including files and folders from one computer and paste it on...
- Tags: Desktop, Mouse, Computer, Desktop Rover, Mice, Keyboards, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
- Jaguar Various Screensaver (zip)
- Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally based at Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. The company has been owned by Ford since 1989 and currently forms a part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group with Volvo and Land Rover. It contains over 20 high-resolution photos,...
- Tags: Screensaver, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Jaguar X-Type Screensaver 2 (zip)
- The Jaguar X-TYPE was designed as a direct competitor to the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the similar styled Rover 75. The X-TYPE is equipped with either a 192 hp (143 kW) 2.5 L or a 227 hp (169 kW) 3.0 L Jaguar AJ-V6 engine. This version is the...
- Tags: kW, X-TYPE
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Idea Rover (zip)
- Idea Rover is an easy-to-use computer program that allows you to retrieve relevant and outline-structured information: extracting citations, assertions, ideas, concepts for your research paper, essay, project, PhD thesis. The program prepares outline-structured notes and saves your time by eliminating monotonous cut-and-paste work. Idea Rover automates structuring information stored in...
- Tags: Program, Idea Rover, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-12-21
- News to know: Green Grid; Windows 7; AMD speaks; Bebo
- Notable headlines: David Berlind: With tech titan support, Green Grid to help datacenters go green with measurement standards Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 to get new touch features. Microsoft makes IE with component activation change available to testers. Larry Dignan: Ahead...
- Tags: Bebo, Larry Dignan, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Grid, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Fleury, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- Photos: Dusty Mars rover finds water evidence, seeks shelter
- In a self-portrait, the Mars rover Spirit showed that it was covered with dust. Plus, scientists see evidence of ancient hot springs. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Evidence, Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-12-12
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