05158 [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?

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Message #05158

To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 20:10:56 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?

Darrell Johnson wrote:

> --- JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
> > AND? Going from one place to another is not much of
> > a purpose.
> > Jim
> >
>
> ok... once the bot has arrived at point B then it can gather
> samples/data/etc... and transmit/carry that data back to where the
> operator chooses/has already determinted... there you go: purpose. The
> bots 'purpose' is to collect data. or insert whatever 'purpose' you
> want it to have...
>
> sheesh..

Now get all that to happen automatically, and you have a real robot!

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