Word: roboticism
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For a nation struggling with war and terrorism, as well as alienation from some longtime allies, the scientific triumph was a moment to remind the world what the U.S. still does better than anyone else ever has, marshalling its imagination and technological prowess to send robotic emissaries into outer space...
But scientists howled, and in February the agency sent out a request for proposals from engineers for ways to mount a robotic Hubble mission that would extend the telescope's life to 2012. So far, 26 proposals have come in. They include ones for a 25-ft. stick-figure robot...
Sometimes a robotic performance is a good thing. Like when you're one of the droids playing opposite WILL SMITH in this summer's I, Robot, a futuristic thriller based on Isaac Asimov's stories. Unlike his "recluse technophobe" character, Smith is an avowed technophile. "I need the latest updates...
BUDGET: $310 MILLION A member of the ESA, it also has its own program, focusing on robotic exploration, Earth observation and telecommunications.
So what would it take to move the Bush proposal--or any other moon-and-Mars proposal--out of the blueprint stage and into space? For one thing, it would take a real commitment. Remember the national aerospace plane? No? Neither does anyone else, but this was one of the...