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and all of this begs the question as we venture into space, how are we going to live? where are we going to live? and what are we going to live on? so, as humans, we have been exploiting the resources on earth for as long as we have been around, but instead of looking down now at what is underneath our feet, we are starting to look up and see what else is out there. ultimately, what we are looking at doing is going to an asteroid, landing on it, taking samples and then, kind of bringing them back. yes, we re going asteroid mining! and these are the concept designs for machines that could one day be part of a new gold rush well, actually, platinum rush that could potentially be worth quintillions of pounds. and this is the first part of that robot the claw that stops it from floating away from the asteroid by gripping onto the surface hard. the grippers that they use are essentially derived from, ultimately, things like
now, some of those resources rare precious metals for example are really useful to scientific and climate research, but they are really difficult to mine. other resources are just, well, running out. all systems are ready. and all of this begs the question as we venture into space, how are we going to live? where are we going to live? and what are we going to live on? so, as humans, we have been exploiting the resources on earth for as long as we have been around but instead of looking down now at what is underneath our feet, we are starting to look up and see what else is out there. ultimately, what we re looking at doing is going to an asteroid, landing on it, taking samples and then, kind of bringing them back. yes, we re going asteroid mining! and these are the concept designs for machines that could one day be part of a new gold rush well, actually, platinum rush that could potentially be worth
looking at doing is going to an asteroid, landing on it, taking samples and then bringing them back. yes, we re going asteroid mining! and these are the concept designs for machines that could one day be part of a new gold rush well, actually, platinum rush that could potentially be worth quintillions of pounds. and this is the first part of that robot, the claw that stops it from floating away from the asteroid by gripping onto the surface hard. the grippers they use are essentially derived from things like gecko pads and if you look at the ends of tarantula s feet, the hairs that they have, that s how a spider is able to climb the wall. it has quite a bit of force to it, and i have been told, only anecdotally, we ve not tested this, but if you were to put one on your head it would have the force required to crush your skull. oh good. which is lovely, isn t it? well, i mean, if you are going to make an asteroid climbing robot,
as we venture into space, how are we going to live? where are we going to live? and what are we going to live on? so, as humans, we have been exploiting the resources on earth for as long as we have been around, but instead of looking down now at what is underneath our feet, we are starting to look up and see what else is out there. ultimately, what we are looking at doing is going to an asteroid, landing on it, taking samples and then, kind of bringing them back. yes, we re going asteroid mining! and these are the concept designs for machines that could one day be part of a new gold rush well, actually, platinum rush that could potentially be worth quintillions of pounds. and this is the first part of that robot the claw that stops it from floating away from the asteroid by gripping onto the surface hard. the grippers that they use are essentially derived from, ultimately, things like