MetaFilter posts tagged with Space and robots

Our Robot/Meatbag Space Future

Artw — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:36:13 -0800

Almost Being There: Why the Future of Space Exploration Is Not What You Think

Big Dumb Objects

Artw — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:47:16 -0800

Chris Foss: The Joy of Starships (More Chris Foss here)

Stars

jeffamaphone — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:00:01 -0800

Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life finished today. Promises of new projects and a print version by December have been made. I've been following since the original post back in 2004. Anyone who may have given up due to the notoriously infrequent updating can now read the strip in its entirety. And you really should if you enjoy beautiful philosophical explorations of what life is all about.

"Eat SCRAD, rustbucket!!"

Artw — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:01:03 -0800

Spacegirl Comic by Travis Charest (via concept ships)

Phoenix Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended

finite — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:22:12 -0800

"We have water," said William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead scientist for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. "We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted."

aliens. robots. space. war.

madamjujujive — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:00:37 -0800

space war - a little animated clip by Christy Karacas.

Pass the Future, please.

cenoxo — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:36:40 -0800

Tales of Future Past* — It's been a looong Monday. Do you want to get off the planet and out of the city to a place where you can really live? Well, here's some food for thought on the way home down life's highways. First, take a break from all this depressing war talk. Then empower yourself by giving yourself some space and maybe taking off for a few days. Drive just a bit slower, turn up the volume and imagine that your mechanic will say the tranny's OK after all. Once you're in the front door, take time to get slightly wired and forget all about politics. Get recharged for tomorrow: have a nice long bath, put your mind at ease, watch Ur Fave shOw, and listen to some soothing music. Now, don't things look a lot better? [*Note the 'Start the Tour' links at the bottom of each page.]

Miracles You’ll See In The Next Fifty Years

MetaMonkey — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:24:03 -0800

Miracles You’ll See In The Next Fifty Years (Feb, 1950)
Some more up-to-date predictions: science, invention, space travel, colonisation, immortality, water shortage, flooding, nanotech, techno-apocalypse, extinction, mental health, smart machines, robots, mind uploading, AI, Asia, economics, demographics, goverance, cities. What is your prediction?

Prepare for the home-made invasion!

Robot Johnny — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:23:49 -0800

Robots, rockets, and rayguns, oh my!

Better living through mechanical modifications

rustcellar — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:48:23 -0800

Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Seeing the solar system with a couple of philosophical robots. Beautiful web comic.

Boba Fett hired by NASA.

Nyarlathotep — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:08:20 -0800

Boba Fett hired by NASA.