• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    We need a hardened autofactory, capable of self-repair and or serious fault tolerance.

    Power, protection, temperature stability, something capable of 3d printing without a lot of finish work. How cool would it be to print a new wheel for a rover and install it? Imagine rovers being delivered batteries and solar panels by mini helis…

    It’s sci-fi for now, but not impossible.

    • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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      1 day ago

      It’s absolutely possible, quite likely now. It would probably be too big a project to do anywhere but earth and maybe the moon right now. But the doors it would open if completed…