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"It was my preferred entertainment when I was a kid, so when I set out to be a writer, it was perfectly natural that I should write the sort of stories that I used to enjoy reading."
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![]() Very handy for short, barrel-shaped robots who lack opposable thumbs.
The new Beagle 2, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express mission probe, makes use of a similar design, using a single extendable arm with a cluster of sensors:
The arm was originally going to move instruments and tools to-and-from the lander and the surface but after strengthening it, the equipment became an integral part of the arm and the need to make a connection every time something was picked up or put back was avoided.
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'...so we've promised him a generous pension from the royalties.'
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'Hocus-pocus religions and archaic weapons are no substitute for a good blaster at your side.'
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