This fly-and-roll robot sounds interesting, but I wonder how effective it would actually be on Mars. The thin atmosphere is definitely a major challenge for the flying mechanism.
oooooh.... this does sound good. But not enough far away from the Sun since we would need a maximum of time once the Sun inflation started in order to exit the solar system.
But the real question is to know if the kuiper belt has enough interesting materials to build what's required to leave the solar system which we could easily mine.
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Better start to colonize the kuiper belt with super mega structures, we can start with AI drones mining its resources way before our arrival.
:P
But the real question is to know if the kuiper belt has enough interesting materials to build what's required to leave the solar system which we could easily mine.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
USE THEM TOGETHER. USE THEM IN PEACE.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EDhpxzn2g (message at the end)