Science Notes: Robot Space Penguins

[mabfan]

I'm surprised that I missed this article from New Scientist on 31 August 2005, but thanks to netmouse's post, I found it:

Robotic space penguin to hop across the Moon:

Engineers at US defence contractor Raytheon, in Massachusetts, have developed a robot, dubbed the Lunar Penguin, that could one day bounce across perilous craters and imposing mountains on the Moon's craggy surface using a set of compact rocket boosters.

All I can envision is an update to the documentary March of the Penguins:

"The Moon is a harsh enviroment, but these robot penguins have been intelligently designed to survive under such difficult conditions..."

On second thought, maybe not.

Comments

[madfilkentist]

"Tranquility Base here. The Penguin has landed."

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

It could get a lot of public support if they paint it black and white...

[batyatoon]

TERRIFYING SPACE PENGUINS!

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Let us feed them linguini to entice them to leave us alone!