To: LdSentinal
They are robots and as such are mostly software. The software is updated and improved constantly, so while the hardware is 4-5 years old, the robots are the latest, up-to-date creatures.
To: LdSentinal
3 posted on
01/01/2007 10:21:27 AM PST by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: LdSentinal; KevinDavis
5 posted on
01/01/2007 10:28:21 AM PST by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: LdSentinal
I think it's pretty neat that the inertial measurement units used in the Mars rovers (as well as on the spaceship which brought them to Mars) were built by Litton (now Northrop Grumman Corp.) containing hardware and software which I helped design. As an engineer, it's nice to know that the stuff one builds will actually work in unusual and hostile environments, and that it just keeps on ticking without any repair or maintenance.
7 posted on
01/01/2007 10:38:47 AM PST by
dpwiener
To: LdSentinal; All
Now in operation for 12 times longer than originally planned, the intrepid little rovers are not only surviving into old age they are
getting smarter! For longevity and new discoveries, this project is surely one of the greatest success stories in the history of unmanned space exploration.
11 posted on
01/01/2007 11:06:41 AM PST by
Unmarked Package
(Amazing surprises await us under cover of a humble exterior.)
To: LdSentinal
Obviously they were not made by Ford, Chrysler or GM.
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