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Icarus Robotics is a startup with at least six million dollars in funding so far. the idea is to train robots on human workers to make space mass production... work. or something.

anyway i don't see any red flags

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[–] interstar@artoot.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

@sc_griffith

Coincidentally, I was passing Brasilia airport yesterday, and there's a company called "Icarus Aviation". Which I thought was a ... bold ... choice of name.

I guess the real innovation we might hope from a company like this is that they make robots that don't break, even when they fall from LEO. 🀣

[–] pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 5 points 19 hours ago

@sc_griffith

Their favourite part of the Story Of Icarus was when Icarus jumped in the IcarusMobile and shouted "It's Icarussin' Time" and then sped away in a cloud of smoke

[–] chogbro@masto.ai 3 points 19 hours ago

@sc_griffith Icarus Robotics, a division of Hubris Holdings.

[–] nzJayZee@mastodon.nz 2 points 19 hours ago

@sc_griffith Is there a way to tell these baby Founders that "No Man's Sky" isn't real.

[–] hllizi@hespere.de 2 points 19 hours ago

@sc_griffith the only thing I still believe is that we'll have Kessler's Syndrome by the end of the decade.

[–] tautology@infosec.exchange 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

@sc_griffith Using "Icarus" for a space company just shows that the founders don't have a basic knowledge of mythology.

I'm just waiting for it to fly too high and then crash and burn.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean, Perseus is right there for dudes who want to be manly space cowboy kinglets.

[–] tautology@infosec.exchange 2 points 11 hours ago

@o7___o7 Or Daedalus, the one that didn't melt their wings. Though TBH they'd probably mangle the pronunciation.

[–] marcas@mastodon.ie 2 points 20 hours ago

@sc_griffith "Soma Capital", eh?

[–] SaveTheOkapi@mas.to 2 points 20 hours ago

@sc_griffith Nuke them from low Earth orbit

[–] sz_duras@me.dm 1 points 19 hours ago

@sc_griffith criminals...

[–] lproven@awful.systems 1 points 20 hours ago

Oh this is good.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 days ago

They say β€œthe arts” are a waste of time.

As I grow older, I realize that the technical skills are easy to acquire and that knowledge, understanding, and wisdom takes time.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

With a name like that, there’s no limit to the heights they can reach!

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 3 days ago

what a name choice

just fucking stunningly naked grift, incredible

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

A new life awaits you in the Offworld Colonies!

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 5 points 3 days ago

Pissonus Robotics

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 4 points 3 days ago

Cow Tools

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Spoiler ahead for B5: And then Icarus will discover a strange dark ship.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

And we'll get the second worst film

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 3 points 3 days ago

Ha, that is the same name the sun energy system has in the Peter Watts Blindsight series.

It eventually falls into the sun.

[–] nicgentile@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

This reminded me of this.