Comments on: ExoFly: Future Space Exploration Super Hero? http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DrNecropolis http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-36165 DrNecropolis Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-36165 I'm pretty sure there's an episode of X-files that postulates robots designed to function as insects would be the next big wave in space exploration. X-files: 1 Nostradamus: 0 I'm pretty sure there's an episode of X-files that postulates robots designed to function as insects would be the next big wave in space exploration. X-files: 1 Nostradamus: 0

]]> By: Taqyon http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-36020 Taqyon Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:56:31 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-36020 Mars has 1% of Earth's atmosphere.... Mars has 1% of Earth's atmosphere….

]]> By: GBendt http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35976 GBendt Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:27:30 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35976 I saw videos of this little flying robot recently. This is the worst flyer I have ever seen. It was equipped with a tiny wireless video camera, and the video it sent was the worst I have ever seen. The robot must be very lightweight to be able to fly with very little power for a long time. Therefore batteries are very small, so there is very little power available to run controls, the engine and the video camera. The robot was built as a tiny silent spy-out device for military and private surveillance. Regards, Günther I saw videos of this little flying robot recently. This is the worst flyer I have ever seen. It was equipped with a tiny wireless video camera, and the video it sent was the worst I have ever seen.
The robot must be very lightweight to be able to fly with very little power for a long time. Therefore batteries are very small, so there is very little power available to run controls, the engine and the video camera.

The robot was built as a tiny silent spy-out device for military and private surveillance.

Regards,

Günther

]]> By: dominion http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35923 dominion Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:49:48 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35923 Incredible! Let's hope it stays with science and away from the military. Hate to see a swarm of these things dropping grenades. Incredible! Let's hope it stays with science and away from the military. Hate to see a swarm of these things dropping grenades.

]]> By: Nancy Atkinson http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35898 Nancy Atkinson Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35898 Thanks for the eagle eyes Frank! It's been fixed. Nancy Thanks for the eagle eyes Frank! It's been fixed.
Nancy

]]> By: Frank http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35893 Frank Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:31:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35893 Very much enjoy your journalism, however I can't help but correct: "It could [be] the next generation of robotic planetary explorers." Very much enjoy your journalism, however I can't help but correct:

"It could [be] the next generation of robotic planetary explorers."

]]> By: Eric Near Buffalo http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35885 Eric Near Buffalo Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:07:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35885 THAT IS AWESOME I want one right now. THAT

IS

AWESOME

I want one right now.

]]> By: Dave Mosher http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35882 Dave Mosher Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:43:06 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35882 Thanks Nancy! Thanks Nancy!

]]> By: Jorge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35879 Jorge Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35879 Wow! This is topping the scale of cool, together with that big quadruped robot that made the news a few months ago! I'm confused about one thing, though. You wrote that one of the main pluses of this robot would be "flying ahead to search for interesting or dangerous terrain". But isn't that what orbiters are being used for? That and relaying communications with Earth? What wold this dragonbot do the next generation of orbiters wouldn't be able to do? Wow! This is topping the scale of cool, together with that big quadruped robot that made the news a few months ago!

I'm confused about one thing, though. You wrote that one of the main pluses of this robot would be "flying ahead to search for interesting or dangerous terrain". But isn't that what orbiters are being used for? That and relaying communications with Earth? What wold this dragonbot do the next generation of orbiters wouldn't be able to do?

]]> By: Kris http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/10/exofly-future-space-exploration-super-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-35875 Kris Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:52:19 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=19369#comment-35875 WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! BRILLIANT!!! WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! BRILLIANT!!!

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