Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02781



To: zozzles@lanl.gov
From: jmeers@desconnect.com (Jesse Meers)
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:25:24 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Free-forming (was: Contest (mailing robots in))


Umm, you are forgetting something! On Robots Rising, the lady, or
coriographer(is that it?) said quote "Their low cost makes them expendabe.
But, putting them out of action is easier said than done. These robots
were built to take a beating. Tilden calls this bio survivability." unquote
I think I watched the show WAY too many times(about 40!)
How many robots are actually built to take a beating?

Here is what ZOZ wrote:
>I've never understood the point of building a robot that has essentially
>no chance of surviving being dropped. Perhaps the reduction in weight
>makes some sort of important difference, but I honestly haven't seen
>anyone come up with sufficient reason so as to eclipse durability.

>I suppose people have forgotten Divine Feline Intervention...
>Zoz


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