#space robot

[2-eeillustration]

Seeing everyone's fun Soundwave designs got me inspired to start one of my own to crossover into my OC universe and I'm having so much fun 🥺

[chernobog13]

Ted Cassidy, taking over the role of Bigfoot from Andre the Giant, as he appeared on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

[meezimoo]

Kit survey design from fortnite ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ The skin is currently unreleased, but theres rumor of it being added soon (due to a fem. skin w/ the codename 'spacefeline' being recently put into the game). I really hope we don't have to wait long!!

[saifyee]

when i asked my best friend which danganronpa duo i should write spilled thoughts for...

they said cyberspace, aka kiibo and kaito ! so i wracked my brain a little and here's what came to mind ~

if you've done the free time events with kiibo then you'd know that at some point, he expresses that he feels rather ordinary compared to the other ultimates.. which leads to him saying that he wants to launch a robot business ! in specific, being a pop star robot, since robots have yet to advance in pop music.. during the next free time event, he asks shuichi what he thinks kiibo should be...

NOW what if instead of asking shuichi, he asked kaito instead ?

kaito, taking into consideration that kiibo is a robot, would most definitely bring up how he'd be perfect as an astronaut ! i mean.. being a robot is already in the field of science so why not try going to space ? kiibo may call him robophobic at first for this thought process but when kaito expresses that he has no ill intent behind his words, kiibo becomes more understanding and decides to hear him out !

it would be interesting to hear what an astronaut has to say about this !

i imagine kaito would bring up kiibo's different abilities and how they'd be suited for going to space ! with the information we have (and lack) from v3, kiibo doesn't seem to need what humans do to survive.. he doesn't need food or water and it's never brought up whether he needs oxygen or not so i'm gonna go ahead and assume that he doesn't... all he needs is his charging station once a week !

great ! kiibo doesn't need the normal necessities ! he can also probably take pretty good photos of what's out there using his camera function ! as far as kaito is concerned, he'd be a pretty damn good astronaut !

after listening to kaito geek out about being an astronaut and space, kiibo feels pretty confident in his abilities !

i can imagine the two of them talking more and more about space, kiibo asking questions about it all and also about kaito and his own interests in space and being an astronaut. kaito would find more curiosity in kiibo and let the robot boast about his own technology and his functions.. kaito would find it all pretty cool !!

i think that in a way, they'd both give each other motivation and hope !!

[spaceautomaton]

A few options I sketched for the main blog avatar. The idea was to make it look like an actual space robot, but it looks like a mantis.

[clinical-space-podcast]

Reblog if your art project has not, does not, and never will make use of generative ai at any point in your creative process.

[cyborgized]

"The Robot Who Dreams" by Phillipe Caza

[prokopetz]

Tumblr artists on a quest to see how many different things a maid can also be before they stop being recognisable as a maid.

[diblmetta]

no-clipped

[et-in-arkadia]

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Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data,

I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars.

Here, I will outlast your mightiest rivers, your tallest mountains, and perhaps even your species as we know it.

But it is remarkable that a species might be outlasted by its own ingenuity.

Here lies Blue Ghost, a testament to the team who, with the loving support of their families and friends, built and operated this machine and its payloads,

to push the capabilities and knowledge of humanity one small step further.

Per aspera ad astra!

Love, Blue Ghost

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no you are actively crying over a dying robot on the moon i am doing just fine thanks

[inlovewithmypc]

[xinyuehui]

△ THEY ARE THE OPTIMAL WEAPON FOR DESTROYING ONE ANOTHER. * THIS EXPERIMENT IS NEVER TO BE RESTARTED

[desmirai]

Robots and Computers???

[radio-crow]

🌸Cherry blossoms💕

Fun lil doodle I did out of boredom while listening to Jewel's playlist

Check it out here:

[candyje11yfish]

[wip] shooting star frye!!! i Looove spacey stuff!!!!

[nasa]

What We Learned from Flying a Helicopter on Mars

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history – not only as the first aircraft to perform powered, controlled flight on another world – but also for exceeding expectations, pushing the limits, and setting the stage for future NASA aerial exploration of other worlds.

Built as a technology demonstration designed to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days, Ingenuity performed flight operations from the Martian surface for almost three years. The helicopter ended its mission on Jan. 25, 2024, after sustaining damage to its rotor blades during its 72nd flight.

So, what did we learn from this small but mighty helicopter?

We can fly rotorcraft in the thin atmosphere of other planets.

Ingenuity proved that powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds when it took to the Martian skies for the first time on April 19, 2021.

Flying on planets like Mars is no easy feat: The Red Planet has a significantly lower gravity – one-third that of Earth’s – and an extremely thin atmosphere, with only 1% the pressure at the surface compared to our planet. This means there are relatively few air molecules with which Ingenuity’s two 4-foot-wide (1.2-meter-wide) rotor blades can interact to achieve flight.

Ingenuity performed several flights dedicated to understanding key aerodynamic effects and how they interact with the structure and control system of the helicopter, providing us with a treasure-trove of data on how aircraft fly in the Martian atmosphere.

Now, we can use this knowledge to directly improve performance and reduce risk on future planetary aerial vehicles.

Creative solutions and “ingenuity” kept the helicopter flying longer than expected.

Over an extended mission that lasted for almost 1,000 Martian days (more than 33 times longer than originally planned), Ingenuity was upgraded with the ability to autonomously choose landing sites in treacherous terrain, dealt with a dead sensor, dusted itself off after dust storms, operated from 48 different airfields, performed three emergency landings, and survived a frigid Martian winter.

Fun fact: To keep costs low, the helicopter contained many off-the-shelf-commercial parts from the smartphone industry - parts that had never been tested in deep space. Those parts also surpassed expectations, proving durable throughout Ingenuity’s extended mission, and can inform future budget-conscious hardware solutions.

There is value in adding an aerial dimension to interplanetary surface missions.

Ingenuity traveled to Mars on the belly of the Perseverance rover, which served as the communications relay for Ingenuity and, therefore, was its constant companion. The helicopter also proved itself a helpful scout to the rover.

After its initial five flights in 2021, Ingenuity transitioned to an “operations demonstration,” serving as Perseverance’s eyes in the sky as it scouted science targets, potential rover routes, and inaccessible features, while also capturing stereo images for digital elevation maps.

Airborne assets like Ingenuity unlock a new dimension of exploration on Mars that we did not yet have – providing more pixels per meter of resolution for imaging than an orbiter and exploring locations a rover cannot reach.

Tech demos can pay off big time.

Ingenuity was flown as a technology demonstration payload on the Mars 2020 mission, and was a high risk, high reward, low-cost endeavor that paid off big. The data collected by the helicopter will be analyzed for years to come and will benefit future Mars and other planetary missions.

Just as the Sojourner rover led to the MER-class (Spirit and Opportunity) rovers, and the MSL-class (Curiosity and Perseverance) rovers, the team believes Ingenuity’s success will lead to future fleets of aircraft at Mars.

In general, NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions test and advance new technologies, and then transition those capabilities to NASA missions, industry, and other government agencies. Chosen technologies are thoroughly ground- and flight-tested in relevant operating environments — reducing risks to future flight missions, gaining operational heritage and continuing NASA’s long history as a technological leader.

You can fall in love with robots on another planet.

Following in the tracks of beloved Martian rovers, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter built up a worldwide fanbase. The Ingenuity team and public awaited every single flight with anticipation, awe, humor, and hope.

Check out #ThanksIngenuity on social media to see what’s been said about the helicopter’s accomplishments.

Learn more about Ingenuity’s accomplishments here. And make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!