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NASA and its counterparts in Europe and Japan want to go beyond photographing other worlds, or even landing on them to sweep up dust for analysis. Scientists are now eager to drill deep into moons, asteroids, comets and other planets in hopes of finding signs of life and clues to our solar systems evolution. Robots designed for such missions might wield unusual drill bits: lasers and ultrasonic vibrations.
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Primm, Nevada -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today
dramatically accelerated autonomous ground vehicle technologies by demonstrating conclusively that
autonomous ground vehicles can travel long distances across difficult terrain at militarily relevant rates
of speed. At least three robots successfully completed a grueling 131.2-mile course in the Mojave
Desert today, and it remains possible that two others could complete the course Sunday, October 9.
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Thermo Electron Corporation’s NITON Analyzers product line, internationally recognized as the leader in handheld, portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, together with its technical partner, NITON Mining Technologies, announce the publication of a new Application Bulletin which focuses on the demanding application of direct measurements on the mine face for ore grade control.
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FLORENCE, Ariz. - Cresting a hill on a gravel road at a brisk 20 miles an hour, a driverless, computer-controlled Volkswagen Touareg
plunges smartly into a swale. When its laser guidance system spots
an overhanging limb, it lurches violently left and right before
abruptly swerving off the road...
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Humanitys message to the cosmos has grown from the innocent "Hello from the children of planet Earth" borne by the Voyager spacecraft to "Open wide, this wont hurt a bit!" No, the "Star Child" from 2001: A Space Odyssey hasnt grown up to be a dentist NASA is preparing to cross the threshold of outer space into alternate inner space by drilling deep into celestial bodies like Mars, moons, comets, and asteroids.
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The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc. (NORCAT) today demonstrated Canadian drilling technology that could be used in a future mission to collect samples on Mars. NORCAT is conducting a feasibility study for the Canadian Space Agency on how Canadian expertise in mining could play a role in exploring the red planet.
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