Posts Tagged ‘exploration’

AQUA Robot: Your Underwater Friend

Saturday, February 16, 2008 19:47 No Comments

AQUA is a robot that was designed commonly by the Universities of McGill, York and Dalhouse. Although there are other swimming robots the AQUA is the first one that has legs (it is amphibious) and has the capability of following humans so it will record and learn underwater paths.
See below a video from one of [...]

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Lunar Legacy: Send Your Picture to the Moon

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 22:08 No Comments

In 1972 Charles Duke during his trip to the moon left behind a picture of him and his family. Today, after 36 years, the photograph remains intact for the generations to come.
Today the X-Prize foundation, Google and the “Lunar Legacy” program, give us the possibility for anyone to send his photos on the moon for [...]

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