Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02801



To: Jesse Meers jmeers@desconnect.com, zozzles@lanl.gov
From: Dennison dennlill@buffnet.net
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:20:51 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Free-forming (was: Contest (mailing robots in))



I don't know about you guy's, but ZERO of my robots can 'take a beating'.
You drop it, and you had better whip out the soldering iron and multimeter
out.

Dennison


>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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