LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command by James Floyd Kelly Christopher Smith

Author:James Floyd Kelly, Christopher Smith [James Floyd Kelly, Christopher Smith]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Technology & Engineering, Robotics
ISBN: 9781430238041
Publisher: Apress
Published: 2011-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Mars Base Alpha, Section D, Control Center

August 22, 2062 at 9:32 AM (Greenwich Mean Time)

“No way! You are not going near my patient with one of those things!” yelled Kim.

Brian Platt, one of Alpha’s engineers, was laughing. “First, you send a robot to fix our power problems, and now, you want to cut on Commander Evans with one?”

Kristie wasn’t smiling. Commander Evans needed immediate medical treatment if he was to keep his hand, and she was going to do everything in her power to help him.

“What’s the difference?” asked Kristie. “Your SA is a robot. This is a robot.”

Kristie had placed one of the engineering diagnostic and repair robots on the small table in the control room. The size of shoebox, it was one of the most widely used robots on the base with its graspers, cutters, and lasers. Most engineers used them to assist with soldering and replacing components inside the many computers and machines scattered around the base, but Kristie was looking at the device in a completely different way now.

“My Surgical Assistant is designed for medical procedures. That… thing… is used to replace conduit wire in the walls!” replied Kim.

Kristie turned to Brian. “All of the automated systems and equipment in the base use the same type of control circuitry, right?”

Brian nodded. “Yeah, but the programming is different for each device.”

“Exactly,” said Kim. “Cutting out a damaged LCD screen isn’t the same as cutting a piece of bone, Kristie.”

Kristie smiled. “You’re, right, but the tools are the same. Look here.” Kristie pointed at the diagnostic robot’s tools. “Small cutters, two lasers, a pair of graspers that are no bigger than the ones I saw on the SA.”

Brian looked closely at the small collection of tools. “Huh, you’re right.”

“No! You just can’t program this little thing to cut open the commander’s hand and start messing around with bones, nerves, and muscle. It’s not programmed with the proper procedures.”

Kristie grabbed Kim’s shoulders and stared her in the eyes. “Not yet.”

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