In what undoubtedly will pave the way for robotic invasions of extraterrestrial moons and planets, a scientist working with NASA and the European Space Agency aboard the International Space Station has successfully controlled a LEGO robot on Earth. The experiment was part of a test of Disruption-Tolerant Networking, a next-generation communications protocol designed for internet-like transmissions across the voids of space. <a href='http://www.technewsworld.com/story/76592.html' target='offsite'>Follow the link</a> for details and a picture of the Mindstorms NXT robot hero.
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Earthbound LEGO Robot Controlled From Space
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Hapori Tohu
, Nov 10 2012 12:10 AM
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Posted Nov 10 2012 - 01:43 AM
At first I thought this said EarthBound, as in the videogame. 
Nevertheless, that's really awesome. It's neat to see all these ways LEGO Bricks can be used in the "real world."
Nevertheless, that's really awesome. It's neat to see all these ways LEGO Bricks can be used in the "real world."
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Quotes from throughout the years:
2001: "Your past is forgotten, and your future is an empty book. You must find your own destiny, my brave adventurer." --Nokama
2002: "Mata Nui faces perhaps its greatest challenge -- one that will test our courage, our strength, and our belief in each other." --Tahu
2003: "So... it has begun, my brother. But soon, it will also end..." --Makuta
2004: "Your journey must end." "By the will of the Great Spirit, it has just begun!" --Makuta and Vakama
2005: "Our destinies are not written in stone, set in place. They are something we have to find for ourselves." --Vakama
2006: "Don't you realize you're fighting for a lost cause?" "Maybe. But don't you realize those are the only ones worth fighting for?" --Axonn and Brutaka
2007: "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villains and come home covered in glory." --Hahli
2008: "Dive into the darkness, Ignite the flame within. Now, there is no turning back. Make the future... begin." --Narrator, The Final Battle Animation
2009: "It is said that all endings are merely beginnings waiting to be born." --Mata Nui
2010: "All journeys must come to an end, but this time, there is a new beginning as well. ... All that has gone before, my friends, has only served to give birth to this new day. Let unity, duty and destiny be your guides." --Mata Nui
2011: "Not dead. Just frozen. They’ll thaw out … eventually. I’m tired of villains spouting gibberish." --Kopaka
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Posted Nov 11 2012 - 06:11 PM
Sounds awesome!
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Tahnok-Kal Attacks!
Posted Nov 12 2012 - 12:27 AM
For a second I thought they were going to make Earthbound sets.
But this is pretty darn awesome too.
But this is pretty darn awesome too.
what
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Posted Nov 12 2012 - 10:24 AM
I thought that this article would have something to do with the Earthbound games when I first saw the headline for this.
But still, this is really cool.
But still, this is really cool.
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Tahnok-Kal Attacks!
Posted Nov 23 2012 - 04:50 PM
I thought that this article would have something to do with the Earthbound games when I first saw the headline for this.
But still, this is really cool.
For a second I thought they were going to make Earthbound sets.
But this is pretty darn awesome too.
At first I thought this said EarthBound, as in the videogame.
Nevertheless, that's really awesome. It's neat to see all these ways LEGO Bricks can be used in the "real world."
Lol I just realised this
Edited by Reckoner, Nov 23 2012 - 04:50 PM.
what
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