Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03712
To: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@bc.sympatico.ca
From: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:16:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: BEAM and machine evolution
On Mon, 24 May 1999, Bruce Robinson wrote:
> Many young people come to BEAM with only a small knowledge of
> electronics and mechanics, and with little experience in soldering and
> sticking things together. They have to learn all these skills as well as
> trying to build robots.
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> The flow goes on, but out of that flow is accumulating a body of
> knowledge. Even though people may leave the BEAM community, they leave
> behind a legacy of ideas and visions.
>
> BEAM's just getting started. We haven't begun to see the potential.
All true and quite wonderful - not unlike the readers of the mag I
work for, who like Peter Pan remain always young (by being replaced
every five years or so). But imho grand talk about BEAM bot
evolution is unfounded and disturbing. It adds to myth rather than
skill, knowledge or fun. Machines, `autonomous' robots included, are
things to be designed or tinker with.
Best,
Steve
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