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Robots on the Moon

posted 8 years ago by TxMike
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I'm confident that most viewers made the calculation in their heads, but for those who didn't:

The robots are programmed to fear dying so being solar powered they walk (or run) continuously to stay in the sunlight. The Moon has a circumference of 6786 miles and makes one rotation, relative to the Sun, in 28 days. So the robots must move about 242 miles per day or just a shade over 10 miles per hour with no stopping. I hope they are also programmed to avoid the craters and the mountains.

The average adult walks briskly at about 4 to 5 miles per hour, or runs at 7 to 9 miles per hour. So those robots must really get at it to stay ahead of the darkness.

I wonder how they react to a total Lunar eclipse?

..*.. TxMike ..*..
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[–] angela-carson 8 years ago

Cool!

[–] Mr_DWAVID 8 years ago

But the robots were super tall with mmega long robot legs. Their walking speed might be faster than our walking speed. Also, who days they were all walking at the equator? I'd walk closer to one of the poles. Conserve energy. They obviously had artificial intelligence.