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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: Admin on November 02, 2010, 08:47:12 AM

Title: Robonaut gets packed up for space
Post by: Admin on November 02, 2010, 08:47:12 AM

Finally! :P

A fun time-lapsed video of the entire event.

Robonaut 2: Getting packed for space flight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknEwPT6ekQ#ws)

Title: Re: Robonaut gets packed up for space
Post by: Kelpy on November 02, 2010, 11:33:42 AM

So......how many people does it take to wrap up a robot? And....at what cost?

Title: Re: Robonaut gets packed up for space
Post by: Admin on November 02, 2010, 11:39:41 AM

Haha yea . . . most of those scientists just standing around cost NASA about $70/hour (wages + administrative costs). 50 scientists for 8 hours . . . thats about $28,000 per day :P

That is, of course, before the US government income tax of about 30%, taking a good 1/3rd of that money back :-X