Intelligent Robots will Explore Milky Way by 2020


	Intelligent Robots will Explore Milky Way by 2020

Silkweaver

7-29-2008 6:45 AM

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space exploration, robotics

Silkweaver says:

If we will succeed to create intelligent robots to explore space, will we consider them as our emissaries or just information relaying machines?

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7-29-2008 9:36 PM

Oortcloud

Heh, unless we have a substantial breakthrough in rocket science then "exploring the Milky Way" is a bit of an exaggeration. Space is an awfully big place and probes that were launched in the 70's are just now reaching the borders of our solar system.

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