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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Space For All
In 1945, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke published a paper suggesting that we put satellites in geostationary orbit. 18 years later, America launched Syncom 2. Soon, there will be one more satellite in the Clarke Belt, roughly 26,000 miles … Continue reading
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Tagged ARKYD, arthur clarke, kepler, kickstarter, NASA, Peter Diamandis, planetary resources, satellite, space exploration, telescope, Virgin Galactic, zach braff
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Terminate This!
In science fiction, robots have been solving cases and apprehending criminals for a while. From Robocop to Terminator to THX 1138 the idea that robots may replace police officers has in recent years begun the transition from fiction to fact. … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, bomb, bomb defuser, Boston, boston marathon bombing, drones, howe and howe, IED, iraq, iRobot, law enforcement, military robots, packbot, police robots, robocop, robot combat league, SWAT, terminator, THX 1138, tsarnaev, warrior, watertown
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