They can't make a "humanoid robot" with a "avatar like" interface work here on earth with it's zero time delay between avatar and operator.
Add in the 2.6ish second delay and it's next to impossible (you're reaching for a rock - by the time you see/feel your hand approaching the rock - it's already way past and buried up to it's wrist in regolith).
This thing is either an out and out hoax, or it's just a pr stunt for some viral ad. In either case it has NOTHING to do with NASA (go ahead - call NASA's PR office and ask them about "project m" - after they stop laughing - assuming they don't just hang up - you'll see).
@Lea - well then, lets give a medal to Gravity, since without it's fine effort all humans would fly off into space and suffocate. How about Oxygen, certainly it deserves a medal for making breathing such a delightful thing. Wait, what about photons, because without photons we wouldn't be able to see the medal.
Anthropomorphism is just plain stupid. It insults not only the animal (it is what it is) but the humans that feel the need to do so.
What a waste. Did the dog run home and show his wife and kids the medal? Did he call the relatives and let them know? The dog couldn't care less about medals or awards or anything else those wacky two legged creatures make such a fuss about.
Since your stomach absorbs fluid at about 250ml/10 minutes - it's certainly possible to consume a Double Big Gulp without straining anything (assuming you don't try to chug it in one .......big gulp).
What a load of crap. Information is sorted by OPERATIONAL STATUS not functionality. Since almost all of those birds are communication, weather, geostudies type, where does the "big brother" FUD come in?
Dumbest (and least scientific) study ever (probably made by a women scientist with big glasses, no makeup, short hair and a girlfriend in a frilly dress named Betsy).
//see how fun it is to make random biased assumptions on little to no real data//
I'd interpret the study (if you can call a sample set of "about 40" to be a real study) to prove what most people already know - young women are shallow (no big surprise there to anyone who's raised teenage girls).
They can't make a "humanoid robot" with a "avatar like" interface work here on earth with it's zero time delay between avatar and operator.
Add in the 2.6ish second delay and it's next to impossible (you're reaching for a rock - by the time you see/feel your hand approaching the rock - it's already way past and buried up to it's wrist in regolith).
This thing is either an out and out hoax, or it's just a pr stunt for some viral ad. In either case it has NOTHING to do with NASA (go ahead - call NASA's PR office and ask them about "project m" - after they stop laughing - assuming they don't just hang up - you'll see).
Anthropomorphism is just plain stupid. It insults not only the animal (it is what it is) but the humans that feel the need to do so.
//see how fun it is to make random biased assumptions on little to no real data//
I'd interpret the study (if you can call a sample set of "about 40" to be a real study) to prove what most people already know - young women are shallow (no big surprise there to anyone who's raised teenage girls).