Re: Space travel by humans is not possible now

Ian Parker wrote:
I want to move hundreds of kilometers. I want to move out of the
Meridian Planum. To do that you require agility. AI is needed to avoid
obstacles. This AI is the sort of AI that we saw driving round Las
Vegas. I want to be cable of moving at Las Vegas type speeds on Mars.


Yes, that is possible with robots driving slowly. For faster speeds you
can send a balloon and travel dozens of kilometers per day. The balloon
would inflate in the day, and stop in the night.

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I am sure that there will be an agile robot within a short space of
time.


Yes, I think this is well within our reach.


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