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[–] [email protected] 158 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I always liked the extended version:

extended version with distant future where we see it again

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You say extended but it's missing panels!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It's a retcon.

Original: https://xkcd.com/695/

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

I hope we preserve all our robot heroes like this when we have settlements on Mars

[–] [email protected] 107 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Some scientists at CERN didn't like the sad ending.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

it's confirmed, CERN certified.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

There was also another comic were he was happy he outlived his estimated time

[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 months ago

I'm always amazed at how efficient us humans are at making me feel sorry for a cartoon robot!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am sad now. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago

This is the way. We didn't abandon that awesome machine! It went above and beyond from day one and kicked ass! It's a true hero.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You:

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Humanity and it's powerful need to personify objects

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Yes. But it was very loyal robot.

Sue me.

(The engineers certainly did a wonderful job building it!)

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Many of you feel bad for this rover. That is because you crazy. It has no feelings, and the new one is much better.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I was already sad you jerk!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Change the music to "Enter Sandman", and the emotional priming doesn't work anymore.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

One day humanity will reach for the stars and bring our little friend home.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you think this is sad you should hear what happened to Sojourner, our first Mars rover. If it lost contact with the base station it was programmed to drive around to hopefully get line of sight so it can keep doing science.

However, the base station - Mars Pathfinder - failed first. Scientists didn't know what happened to them until the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter got detailed shots of the landing site. There were far, far more tracks from Sojourner than expected.

So this poor little robot was driving around and around, trying to get back in contact with NASA because it had more science for us, until it too died.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Living up to its name.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

😢

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Bring Him Home!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dont do this to me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

On a Saturday morning, no less.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Who tf is cutting onions?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm told you were the best

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The one thing that always bugged me about this comic: Days?

Sols.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is like Chuggy and the Channel tunnel 😢

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://jasminewarga.com/a-rovers-story is the extended version of this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait XKCD is a woman?! Or is this just related story

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Wow he's super handsome