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Somehow it seems like I should swing a sword at it. ???
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
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I remember seeing this on a Discovery Channel programme a while back. I always wondered why NASA could not adapt this 'bot for shuttle in-space inspections.
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I always wondered why NASA could not adapt this 'bot for shuttle in-space inspections.
It uses small internal fans to move. It needs atmosphere.
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I guess they changed that - the programme I watched mentioned that it used compressed gas.
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I may be the one with out of date info, the design I saw over a year ago called for small directional fans. It may have changed, though it seems that compressed gas stored internally would only only a very limited number of 'firings.'
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
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As I was posting my reply I was thinking the same thing ... but then again, with so little resistance and almost zero gravity, very small "squirts" would be required. Once depleted the canisters can also prob. be refilled again.
But I think your information is probably the most up to date.
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