ftropea
08-23-2004, 02:56 PM
CNN has this interesting article (http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/23/robot.nasa/) about NASA's Robonaut and the use of the Segway RMP (Remote Mobility Platform):
Robonaut B, a robot built with human-like hands and television camera eyes, now has the option of rolling around Earth on a modified two-wheeled Segway scooter or grappling the International Space Station with what researchers call a "space leg."
BTW, I can't find any good photos of the Robonaut on a Seg RMP. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it seems they've yanked most photos off the official Robonaut home page (probably some legal issue - not sure what exactly). This is the best I could find:
http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/status/Jun_Robonaut_Status_04_files/image026.jpg
You can just make out the RMP below the NASA Robonaut in that pic.
Can anyone find a better photo?
EDIT: See a few posts down for more photos.
This of course reminds me of my Seginator:
http://www.segwaychat.com/images/segway-terminator-robot.jpg
If you missed it, there was this great online chat with John Morell (http://www.segway.com/connect/chats/transcript_041404.html) of Segway about the Segway RMP back in April, 2004.
And here is more info about the Robonaut at NASA's Official Robonaut Home Page (http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/robonaut/robonaut.html).
Regards,
Frank A. Tropea
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Robonaut B, a robot built with human-like hands and television camera eyes, now has the option of rolling around Earth on a modified two-wheeled Segway scooter or grappling the International Space Station with what researchers call a "space leg."
BTW, I can't find any good photos of the Robonaut on a Seg RMP. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it seems they've yanked most photos off the official Robonaut home page (probably some legal issue - not sure what exactly). This is the best I could find:
http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/status/Jun_Robonaut_Status_04_files/image026.jpg
You can just make out the RMP below the NASA Robonaut in that pic.
Can anyone find a better photo?
EDIT: See a few posts down for more photos.
This of course reminds me of my Seginator:
http://www.segwaychat.com/images/segway-terminator-robot.jpg
If you missed it, there was this great online chat with John Morell (http://www.segway.com/connect/chats/transcript_041404.html) of Segway about the Segway RMP back in April, 2004.
And here is more info about the Robonaut at NASA's Official Robonaut Home Page (http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/robonaut/robonaut.html).
Regards,
Frank A. Tropea
[/sc] Admin - "Keep your wheels on the ground!" - Contact Me (http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/pop_mail.asp?id=2)