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July 2013: The Future Of Flight
The incredible innovations, like drone swarms and perpetual flight, bringing aviation into the world of tomorrow. Plus: today's greatest sci-fi writers predict the future, the science behind the summer's biggest blockbusters, a Doctor Who-themed DIY 'bot, the organs you can do without, and much more.
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Too bad there is no video with this. It would be great fun to watch and could we get a list of abilities or a web site where we can obtain more information. NASA (and GM) is still relevant in the pursuit of new technology.
NASA has a website on R2 with a video that further describes it's functions and abilities.
robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov
--Who?
Nowhere Nowhere Land
R2?? Where is George at to sue them and show is disgust. Or at least put a Lucas Film Ltc. logo on it! I like how the robots keep getting smaller to be near a human size. However, I wonder if this design is so small because it has no way to move around.
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Sue? You can't buy advertisement this awesome.