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To: NicknamedBob

Sounds like some would want to spend time out in the spider....

Is the comfortable bunk built for two?


2,401 posted on 08/29/2007 9:25:50 PM PDT by rottndog (Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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To: rottndog
"Is the comfortable bunk built for two?"

They'd have to be friendly.

We have the spider robots set up this way to use for asteroid mining, too.

Of course, we have to use a different toilet system then.

2,402 posted on 08/29/2007 9:32:35 PM PDT by NicknamedBob ("The enemy of my enemy is an anemone." -- Nemo, and Nemo's father.)
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To: rottndog
A spider robot looks like this in cross-section:

(`O´) ... with eight symmetrical arms radiating from a central sphere body.
There is no specific head, and any of eight orientations can be designated the "head" for the purpose of motion or work activity.

The body and the arms are studded with cameras for capturing the appropriate viewing angle for the work to be done. There are sensors and feedback mechanisms also, as well as storage areas within for consumables, selected ore samples or other supplies, and replacement lenses and manipulating devices for the arms.

The operator cabin is accessed from a circular hatch in the lower hemisphere. A detachable facilities module permits an emergency access, and can be fitted for operations under gravity or in free-fall.

Maxumum duration of an operator presence is planned for no more than ten days, although reprovisioning would allow for longer durations.

2,403 posted on 08/29/2007 11:35:28 PM PDT by NicknamedBob ("The enemy of my enemy is an anemone." -- Nemo, and Nemo's father.)
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