Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00443
To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Noam Rudnick rudnick1@cwix.com
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:15:46 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] hmmm...i wonder which subject
(this thread was "question")
Look, we can argue about these things all day. Personally, I'm starting to
get bored. The one question of value (in my opinion) which wasn't answered
was what real world jobs can "BEAM" robots take on? No one really came up
with a good answer. Yeah we can say mine disposal and data collectors in
harsh environments, but lets talk about everday life. What role can beam
bots...or any bot for that matter...take on in our houses? Cleaning??? Is
that the best we can do? Little things that walk around and drag dust
along with them?
Now don;t take this the wrong way. I think beam bots are great. I like
their life-like nature, but are electronic beasts the best we are going to
do??
I'm just throwing this idea out to see what other people think. MAybe a
little bit because i'm gonna build a 5motor walker, and i want it to do
more than just walk toward light.
hope this at least makes this thread a little more interesting...
Noam
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