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Reply to comment by culnaej in A cheap $200 solar-power plastic robot that destroys weeds, shows that global agriculture can dramatically reduce the chemicals used in farming, and reduce the 45% of crops lost to pests. by lughnasadh
Maybe? The FTC Is currently taking an interest
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Reply to comment by Onlymediumsteak in The US's National Renewable Energy Laboratory wants to make decentralized microgrids as simple to set up and operate as diesel generators, and has created a prototype that is much simpler than existing microgrid technology. by lughnasadh
They specifically said sphere, not swarm.
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Reply to comment by MetaLizard in The US's National Renewable Energy Laboratory wants to make decentralized microgrids as simple to set up and operate as diesel generators, and has created a prototype that is much simpler than existing microgrid technology. by lughnasadh
Or a Dyson swarm operating at earth syncronous orbits? At these scales orbital mechanics is easy, physics are hard.
Tho imo a matryoshka brain made from the inner planets would probably be the best option
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Reply to comment by Commies4Lyfe in Meet the amateur astronomer who found a lost NASA satellite by jarvedttudd
For good reason, NASA likes to overengineer and make pessimistic estimates. Just look at the service life's of Opportunity, Pathfinder, the fact that Apollo 13 made it back...
Ground side we have the luxury of writing the safety regs in blood.