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The little robot that could.
Feb 13, 2019 1:13 PM
Hadespuppy
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The little robot that could.
ufindjosh1
Kyshho
You know one of the first sidequests of our first long term stay on Mars will be finding opportunity to bring her back to be put on display
mcd0g
Hardstylelover
Gonna name my next dog opportunity in honor of ths great work that has been done. Opportunity president 2020
Ceysth
BorkBorkasson
My God, it was 14 years ago? Time flies. Good job, little rover!
MNis2COLD
Treadinglightly
RobSacamano
AllTheCoolKidsPeeTheirPants
AllTheCoolKidsPeeTheirPants
One day, possibly, some lucky astronaut will dust her off and give her life once again (:
deathli
DoughnutJimmy
Just a ploy for independence.....credit XKDC https://imgur.com/HBhFtSL
sdrawkcabmIpleH
I'm imagining it got buried deep enough in sand that it will be insulated and be back functional once the dune moves on.
WhatDoesImgurKnow
Rest In Peace sweet Opportunity.
Kalchak
And thus began humanities greatest endeavour of the age, to rescue a little robot alone and cold on the dark. We're coming little one.
hanelll
MadMupp
Maybe one day it will spark back into life and be greeted with a friendly human face on Mars. "hey there there, I've come to take you home"
hanelll
Hadespuppy
Why you gotta do me like that?
MrRobSteel
Ol Musky's real reason for wanting to get to Mars
BongoSchlongo
"my battery is low and it's getting dark..." poor oppy...
mwoodman
"Bring Her Home"
blackrasputin
mccoma
https://imgur.com/8u980z8
hanelll
Shrike99
amirtal
Forgot the ending:
blackrasputin
judeclementine
Why am I crying about a robot cuz I’m crying about a robot
MishiMoshiSquishyToesies
Ikr. Some actual tears came out of my eyes.
2fligh2high
WolliBolli
14 years? Surviving over there for that long, and my phone breaks when i look at it
Macewindow
Ugly mofo...
SubstituteReality
Then quit looking at it, dammit!
WolliBolli
tiderfish
Obviously nasa vaccinated it!
NoItsATideUsername
This brought up the same feelings I get when a dog dies in a movie :(
Zorathex
n0n53n53
This brought up the feeling when an inanimate object breaks after a long useful life.
Fuckweasel
Back bonding. Humans will bond with literally anything. I think it's a great trait to have.
Fuckweasel
*Pack bonding (damnit).
Selerox
That's... that's exactly what it feels like :(
LarvaLamp
Jurassic Bark.
jslowik
You stop with that
LarvaLamp
I'm sorry. It hurt me just as bad to type it.
davebeastly
Bad times friend ahead. Maybe no battery. Maybe no light. I will go way but we are two of soul. I will return.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
No! Bad, Internet, bad!
Verminbntyhuntr
O god
whoisyourdaddy
I recognize that reference... did we ever find him?
NZSheeps
Tridec132
This made me sadder than the original post.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
we'll see you when we get there, oppy. maybe some day you'll be in the smithsonian.
DVSBSTrD
Fuck that, we're bring the Smithsonian to him.
KismetCrew
Or the "Marsonian". Should have a place of pride and honor for when the planet gets colonized and becomes inhabited.
DoughnutJimmy
You would like to think that this would happen, wouldn't you?
ScootinNtootin
Why wouldn't it?
NeptuneEclipse
Costs of transporting stuff over is a fair amount so maybe sending things back would be more. Unless we're talking centuries that pass.
RustBunny
Or someone could go brush the panels off (or replace if damaged badly enough), throw in better batteries and start another mission.
Walfas
It's not really that simple, all the capacitors(fluid) would likely have frozen and burst, same with any small batteries. Probably more too
ExtremelyHappyGuy
... "I need four AA batteries. Anyone got any AAs?"
FrogBotherer
Oppertunity will ride eternal, shiny and chrome!
CmdrFireHawk
Witness
jolt06
Witness..
sliveroflight
Necc0
RonMimnaugh
wasn't it expected to die in 90 days? seems like someone did something right.
AllTheCoolKidsPeeTheirPants
Not necessarily “die” but it was structurally designed that way. It didn’t break down or stop working so they said fuck it and kept going
CrazyCanuck150
That was the original mission length, yes.
gallinaceous
thezoolityre
"Fuck your 'Spirit'" haha
eyesoftheearth
We will build a wall in space!
Blablokblah
Planetary appropriation
orangeisthenewbasic
Gold
PleaseLetMeCreateAnAccount
Does the term "yankee" apply to all Americans, or just those from NYC? I'm not American, so I'm not sure.
gallinaceous
Originally it meant people from the Northeastern United States (including New York), but in time was applied to all Americans
PleaseLetMeCreateAnAccount
Ok, cool. I won't be afraid of using it anymore, thanks.
sgtschwasted
Nice, thanks pal
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
BUILD THAT ATMOSPHERE
G1ngerBoy
This could make for a great sci-fi movie about a dark force that arises on mars and threatens humanity and it all turns out to be a self 1/
G1ngerBoy
Aware robot that thinks earth abandoned it 2/2
Shrike99
LordKinboat
Original Star Trek movie is kinda this.
NeptuneEclipse
V-ger huh.... Good thing Reverend Campbell stopped it killing us.
G1ngerBoy
That was one of the things that came to mind when I was reading the this is that movie though I would make it a bit different
AstartesLibrarius
"V'Ger is that which seeks the Creator. I am ready to commence my observations."
CloakerJosh
Before NASA kicks off a new robo mission, could they release a smart phone real quick? Can't keep these fuckers working more than a year.
ben5j83
Nuclear powered.
CVStp
Phones are designed to only serve for 2 years max. How else would you be forced to buy a new one?
IAmAGoldenGOD
Honestly if I knew the money I spent on tech would help fund space travel, you bet your ass that’s where I’d buy my tech.
AnAccountToPostThis
Sure but itll take 16 years and go 3 billion over budget before being cancelled by a congressional committee that foesnt understand it.
RandomJeepNut
Never seen a more accurate comment lol
jojoyojimbi
don't forget it'll only go over budget because they keep changing the intended missions scope without increasing the team, forcing overages
TheBreadlord
I've had my one and only smartphone for 7 years now. Samsung Galaxy S3. Finally changed the battery last year.
SamArt53
I suspect my Samsung flip phone (approach 6 years old) battery will need replacement in the next year. The battery will cost more than it.
Vegonbrei
Wtf are you doing to them? I've never had a phone less than four years.
SamArt53
Yeah, seriously. I got my first cell phone in July 2013. It works great. Samsung flip phone. 10¢/minute pay as you go plan. Still works!
thefatlonelyjew
They wear out faster if you get texts and phone calls
TeammateAssist
It's the tropics here, phones just cook if you happen to be outside with a phone
Ketheres
Winter tends to take a toll on my phones since I travel on foot. -30C is kinda too much for most electronics.
nero4ty2
where do you keep your phone that it's being effected by the cold? just curious, mine is always in a pocket
Ketheres
Chest inside pocket. The cold does get through eventually. Too bad shirts don't usually come with pockets
Ulthirm
It's the spikes of heat involved in a device using solely the case as the heat evaporator in the cold, try turning it off in the cold and
Ulthirm
Letting it return to room temperature before turning back on and it might last longer
WhyShouldILoveYou
Have you tried CAT (as in the Caterpillar heavy equipment) -branded phones? Meant for heavy duty work outside, run Android OS.
Icecreaman
Was gonna suggest this ^, I have a buddy who's been operating for years and his works like a charm
TharrickLawson
Also there's at least one model with thermal imaging
Ketheres
I no longer need to go out nearly as much, and I tend to get cheaper end phones, so I'm cool
Ketheres
Especially when considering that inside it's at least +20, so the components expand and contract repeatedly
Vegonbrei
At work I'm outside 30mins every hour an a half. -20 to -30. Maybe just lucky so far but my current phone is 5 years old.
RonnieKielbasa
Try storing it in your asshole. A balmy 98.6° F in there.
nichfra
the bigger problem is probably condensation.
Qualtagh
Maybe keep it in an inside pocket of your coat?
Ketheres
Already do so. My body heat just doesn't pass through properly due to many layers of wool and shit
JapAnus
That's a neat idea. Except I'd be skeptical of buying a phone from the government. But if Elon Musk started selling phones...
Nuttsy
...Apple. You'd get Apple. Except not nearly as well assembled, and with constant promises of waterproofing through updates.
thefatlonelyjew
Elon Musk would sell you to Satan for one corn chip
JapAnus
So would I
hotdogsinmilk
Why would someone willingly overpay like that?
PrivateIsotope
"I tip a 40 to your memorrryyyy...Take a drink and I...Start to think and I..."
jerrrrrrt
D.R.S. Nice, I haven’t heard that song in years
ICantRememberHowItEndsButYourMothersAWhore
“...and I I know one day soon We'll be, we'll be hangin' out”
LeonSandcastle
Have you ever listened to any other songs on that album? D.R.S. was pretty fucked up.
RayGiIIette
Out of curiosity, what album was this?
LeonSandcastle
D.R.S. the album is Gangsta Lean, some of the songs are pretty fucked up
CometLaHal
?
LeonSandcastle
Strip and Sickness are the 2 that stand out, I cant remember the rest, after that I only ever listened to Gangsta Lean
Cryolith
“My battery is low, and it’s getting dark.....”
cricketlegs
Open the floodgates
RelatedSimpsonsPicOrGif
1qazwsx4
Canchocolatejustletmefinish
“NASA, I don’t feel so good. I don’t wanna go. I don’t wanna go I don’t wan.......”
MamaJeaux
I may have this quote put on my tombstone...
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
My mind. Is going. I can feel it... DAAAAAAAAIII-SYYYYYYY
Ultrashotpull
I can't help but hear it in the tone of voice that polar explorer used. Can't remember the quote exactly, but "I am taking a walk now and-
Ultrashotpull
-will be gone some time." Or something along the lines.
HRpuffnstuf
Can you hear me, major tom
VigorousWhale
pooleus
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light
marsgoose
Ya know it was probably just two error codes or just sensor readings and not a whole string.
Cryolith
Yes I’m aware. But humans tend to anthropomorphize everything, & I t’s still a dramatic moment. 15 years the little things been running.
Cryolith
And so ends the mission of The Adventure Twins.
Ilikemylampslit
"mission of The Adventure Twins" I love that
0ddBall
F
Yumstar82
I am sorry, Mr Stark...
TheOneFeynman
AstartesLibrarius
Such a great fucking movie, that I can't watch anything but the Director's Cut of anymore.
PotatoIsland
What movie is that from?
AstartesLibrarius
The Abyss. 1989 James Cameron Sci-Fi movie.
PotatoIsland
Thanks!
mcd0g
Jesus, I know right
demizu
It seems we Humans will pack-bond with ANYTHING...
Boopbeepbeep
Yes. I have a rock in my kitchen on which my son drew a little face. I’d be very sad if it were to disappear.
MamaJeaux
It’s true. I bond emotionally with cars I travel to/from work and animals I pass daily. Yes... I AM a mess.
BaddyOneShoe
I felt bad throwing out my broken toaster the other day. We did a lot of good toast together.
ZebraCockSandwich
had my roomba for 2 weeks when it stopped charging. I felt ridiculous amounts of guilt for having to send it back.
Startrekker95
“Why is Sol III’s population in sudden mourning?” “It appears they’ve lost contact with a robotic vehicle on Sol IV.” “Curious...”
Alphonsevaher
Hopefully.. "Let's go take a look. Maybe we can fix it for them."
Alphonsevaher
"Would you look at that? It's a piece of junk. Isn't even hydrogen powered. Ridiculous… *Begins to tinker*"
TheCradam
"Hmm... hardware looks intact, circuitry uninterupted...perhaps we should try turning it off and on again?" "Ah yes, a foolproof plan"
Mrphy28
Well humans did create the thing so it's not that absurd
Cryolith
I feel for that team. 15 years of mission from an expected 2 max. Gotta be a lot of emotional folks at JPL right now.
UltraBooster
https://youtu.be/uAwSVOlOgH8
toogoodtomiss
I forgive you
MatixNJ
Hmmm. I might watch this show now.
UltraBooster
First 3 seasons are great. Goes downhill from there
Cryolith
It’s official - NASA confirmed the last data uplink attempt. It included the Billie Holiday song “I’ll Be Seeing You”.
Dragon10449
Did i seriously just well up over a fucking rover on mars I honestly know not much about???? Damnit oppy why u do this to me!?!
KeyMasher
HoliBug
Closes w/the lines: ♫ I'll find you in the morning sun, and when the night is new.. I'll be looking at the moon, but I'll be seeing you..♫
goddamnitgivemeausername
Holy shit that's beautiful.
stupidfuntime
Damn
Cryolith
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/
Zuzge
Thank you sir
xrayx
MelodiousDissonance
ben5j83
I'm not leaking, your leaking.
varsipieru
geneparmesan07
Oh, shit, I am. I pissed myself at work. Thanks for the heads up.
Usstiberiusk
*you’re
PrivateIsotope
"My battery is low and it's getting dark."
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Zarthrai
I can never handle sad pam
doyouevencrusadepeasant
The cyberpunk drama
3Davideo
DreamDoodles
...leaves from the vine, falling so slow...
StarkRG
Would it help if too was presented like it likely was from the Rover? Batt: 15%, light level: 25%
NATA5
“The light inside is broken but I still work”
v
DVSBSTrD
Ground control to Major Tom.
heartlessninja6
Tjitso
Is it weird that I read this in HAL's voice?
AlligatorLoki
thefatlonelyjew
The robot didn't say that, you fuck. Fucking Twitter idiots humanizing everything
Cryolith
It’s not twitter. It’s humans. You do realize that we’ve been anthropomorphizing just about everything since pretty much always, right?
DrRaccoon
For real.
Feanordidnothingwrong3000
*major Tom intensifies*
Dontwatchmespotme
Me too kid. Me too
ThisWasActuallyFunny
massdefect3
“Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.”
haco1234
“The sun is getting real low” or something like that.
WilsonWatchedMeMasturbate
And now I'm sad for a robot...thanks alot internet
alrightthenkeepyourupvotes
pooleus
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light
PerfectGifComment
darkavatar1183
Good luck space-cowboy... You did good.
DodderingCommandant97
Selerox
Yeah, that line actually got me. Shit...
Mcmonkeybug
I'm not crying!
DVSBSTrD
Liar.
Mcmonkeybug
You're crying!
Snooj
That's definitely one for the Feels Reel at next year's Portcon.
plsnosteal
3Davideo
Dammit Indy!!!
n01looking
Djmachale1
ahnteis
I mean, "WARN #002: WARN #048" doesn't make for as good a store. ;)
ahnteis
store->story of course. :)
Harambaegel
This would have been a great line in Maniac S1!
ISellHemorrhoidCreams
TimApple
You realize that the rover didn’t say that verbatim, right?
darkavatar1183
You're a dark and sad soul...
Zeus541
I think this is more a case of being oblivious
JamJarre
No, nobody realises that. Thanks for pointing it out
upvotehypnotoad
Likely "Status - Battery: Low; Solar light: Low" Call it what you will, it's exactly what Oppy reported
TimApple
Right. And it was spun in a way that morons believed that the actually said that. be it text or otherwise.
SamArt53
Clearly you don’t have a background in I.T. Dumbass. It said: 10001101011110101110110101 10111101011 11010111101011101
upvotehypnotoad
That says nothing; but this does - 01000110 01110101 01100011 01101011 00100000 01101111 01100110 01100110
crimsonking1919
I don’t feel so good Mr. Stark
Counterfit
Look out, there went the Spider Man
BigRedMonkeyButts
man that hit me right in the feels
saharadesert
Should’ve gone for the head
blackrasputin
JonathanAlveno
You’re going home buddy...
SheTurnedMeIntoANewtButIGotBetter
Goddammit by two minutes. +1 to you, who stole my line.
LasciviousHedgehog
Feel better
PrivateIsotope
Thanks, I needed that...
blackrasputin
butlerfetish
Dammit, I didn't want to feel things for a construction on another planet
danellis
It was hard not to imagine "I'm scared" after that.
WilsonWatchedMeMasturbate
You bastard
mikethesuperjew
Thanks for making it so much worse...
Cryolith
n0n53n53
It's a freaking computer, not a person. It didn't say "My battery is low and it's getting dark" it just sends 1s and 0s that help NASA 1/2
IcareAlot
How do you feel about robot rights? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_of_artificial_intelligence
n0n53n53
It's utterly ridiculous
n0n53n53
interpret battery and light sensor voltages. Stop trying to humanize a machine for fucks sake.
thefatlonelyjew
I wrote roughly the same comment before i saw yours. Guess I know how mine will do haha +1
UltraBooster
Humans arent made to know what a robot is. We are incredibly compassionate beings, its only natural to feel connection, even to a robot
UltraBooster
https://youtu.be/uAwSVOlOgH8
MishiMoshiSquishyToesies
It's humans' special ability to empathize with nearly everything. I think this ability is actually what drives us to explore further.
Imhereforthelurking
We have made gods and monsters of the dark and terrifying things and places, why not make friends and companions to those that have expanded
Imhereforthelurking
Our knowledge of our universe?
davebeastly
SteelMakesMeHard
Fuck you man. Fuck you
DwightYouIdiot
Crillol
Damn you for reminding me of that.
gyuunyuu
whoa whoa whoa...
orangeisthenewbasic
We want to believe
5po0ky
F
Secretlyticklingbuttholesandthenrunningaway
This still fucks me up every damn time I see it.
garydouglas
4chan at its best.
MrSaturday
I see I'm missing the story here, what would it be?
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MrSaturday
Thank you.
Astro4545
If that story was real, you just know he died a heroic death.
reavermonkey5
He got back in touch, there was a follow up
Bhypolarbear
Please send a link. I need this
someguyyy
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talianagisan
GIVE
BronyIkaru
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DetectiveSloth
SAUCE
MoonPotadoh
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SteelMakesMeHard
You better supply some fucking sauce with that statement dammit!!!!!!
NotThisGuyAgain
WHAT?! Link please!
SpecialAgentCake
davebeastly
Counterfit
LINK PLEASE
YouBeTrollin
Well, excuse me, Princess!
5po0ky
Calm down, Zelda
TheBelovedFloatingCatKhoshekh
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BrewMyTeabag
SHOW ME!