From: Carl Agee <a...@unm.edu> Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritem...@gmail.com>
Mike, >From what I recall of this project the robot was not very good at spotting meteorites, especially compared to what the human eye/brain can do. What I took away from this is that humans are incredibly good at spotting anomalous objects at great distances on the ice and likely in sandy desert too. We are probably hardwired for this as a species having to balance our quickly changing roles in daily life as predator and prey. I imagine our distant ancestors spent a good deal of time upright on the bipeds, scanning the horizon for dinner and to avoiding becoming dinner. Carl Agee ************************************* Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Brandon and Ed, > > Thanks for the link and thoughts about the program. That link is > exactly what I was looking for - some news about the results. > Apparently the robot did find some meteorites. Of course, a robot > will never replace the expertise of a human when it comes to finding > meteorites, they may prove to be useful in hazardous areas or very > remote areas. > > Best regards and thanks again, > > MikeG > > > On 3/7/14, Ed Deckert <edeck...@triad.rr.com> wrote: >> Hi Mike, >> >> This link may provide some info for you. Nomad apparently worked as >> advertised. >> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-02/CMU-CMaN-0102100.php >> >> There are two links at the end of the article that unfortunately no longer >> seem to be working. >> >> Regards, >> Ed Deckert >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> >> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:44 PM >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite >> RecoveryEffort? >> >> >>> Hi Listees, >>> >>> I was recently reading some old reports about the "Nomad" effort to >>> recover meteorites from Antarctica using an autonomous robot. The >>> robot would follow a pattern in an area while surveying the >>> surroundings with cameras and sensors. Suspect rocks would be >>> visually analyzed at a distance and promising candidates would be >>> approach and analyzed in-situ using instruments on the rover. The >>> rover would then confirm if a rock was a meteorite and collect it if >>> the tests were positive. >>> >>> I was able to find some press releases and media articles announcing >>> or promoting the project, but I could not find any follow-up with the >>> results. The old websites dedicated to the Nomad effort are down. >>> Does anyone know if the robot successfully recovered any meteorites? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> MikeG >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com >>> Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >>> Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone >>> Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > ------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
