Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02830



To: Jesse Meers jmeers@desconnect.com
From: Chiu-Yuan Fang chiumanfu@home.com
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:58:05 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Free-forming (was: Contest (mailing robots in))


Freeforming can be made somewhat bulletproof with a little extra work. Just
look at this rock-solid microcore:
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/2.2-brain_bottom.jpg

Chiu

Jesse Meers wrote:
>
> 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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Chiu-Yuan Fang
chiumanfu@home.com
ICQ=5614919
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/beam2.html

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