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Roombas in space. Driven by by air pressure, armored, trailing cables ended with electromagnets. C'mon guys, this is a safety issue.
Forget the Roomba.
http://www.youtube....watch?v=VptOUWC-Itc
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Mar 12 2009]
Roomba Wiki Article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba
For those as clueless as me [knowtion, Mar 13 2009]
And yet once again I link to the ultimate solution...
Near_20Earth_20Orbi...ation_20Corporation
[normzone, Mar 13 2009]
Orbital_20Garbage_20Snooker
[FlyingToaster, Mar 13 2009]
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It looks like space trash is not collectible by magnets. Aluminum and such I imagine. But these roombas might collect some meteroties. |
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what about just a shitload of hooks? like a ball of hooks at the end of each cable. |
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for something moving at 20,000 miles/hour, you would need high test line. |
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this space junk issue is certainly one that itches for attention on this website. I'm [+] just for putting it on the front page. |
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I think a large, cushioning mass of gunky foam would be a better solution. Add some correctional jets to reposition it into the best "fishing" orbits and afterwards you could harvest the trapped space junk particles. |
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At the very least it could slow things down. |
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