16. Would there be ways we could explore things even though we cannot see them? (A K2S Question)

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Certainly the physical environment of the Moon, or other places where there might be space communities, could be explored by touch. Technologies such as talking light and color sensors might be built into an equipment pack so you can analyze items you come across. You might use technologies available today to take a picture of a distant object and print it out in a tactile form. You may also carry a pocket reading machine, a future version of the Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader, which might allow you to take a picture of an object and have the machine identify it using artificial intelligence technology. Exploration is driven more by curiosity, imagination, and determination than it is by how well you can see something.

Answer provided by Mark A. Riccobono, Robert O. Shelton, Ph.D.


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