Astronauts in seven-hour ISS construction session
Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) astronauts have completed a seven-hour spacewalk and robot-arm session, in which a number of construction and assembly tasks were completed. Part of Japan's "Kibo" ISS module was plugged in, a malfunctioning 12-foot tall 1.5-tonne Canadian robot was hopefully whipped into shape …
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Kibo?
The "Kibo" ISS module?
Who said spending all your time on Usenet would never make you famous
Smiley Face?
Seriously? Because it was a robot they thought it needed a face?
Or am I just seeing an otherwise ordinary logo as a face?
That white circle at the top, certainly looks like a face to me.
Smiley symbol for obvious reasons
RE:Smiley Face?
Grinning fiend! If something like that showed up at my door waving its 11 foot arms I'd be screaming like a little girl. Not getting anywhere near my Berthing Flange!
Re: Smiley Face
It looks like the same smiley is located on the ends of the arms as well.
Don't Panic
Want to guess what the smiley face made me think of? In a similar, but visually distinct fashion from other probably copyrighted smiley face variations, of course.
Kibo!!
Go to http://www.kibo.com (all things Kibo). Who knows he may even respond to this!
How long...
...before the AI gives this thing sentience and it start running amok? Just think of all those high-powered satellites that could be used as weapons...
The machines are rising!! Ruuuuun!
Robotron - bouncing ball of death
Guess I date myself by remembering that if one lingered too long this thing came bouncing out... It smiled too!
Re: Smiley Face
I think that you'll find that the "smiley face" is really the CSA logo. See http://www.espace.gc.ca/asc/img/includes/anim_logo.gif
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