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Message #08465



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Richard Caudle" richard@cqc.com
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 01:52:20 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Lets Hypothesise...


>
> Trust me....knowing the exact distance between two robots in different
> mediums can make the difference between a flock of robots that can move
> around as a group and look cool, and a cluster of robots that can
> perform scientific calculations and data gathering.
>

If you're looking to do things like temprature monitoring or weather
forecasting, then you have to know where you are in relation to your brother
'bots. I will concede that point. If you're mowing the lawn with a dozen
clipperbots, then all they have to know is if there's another bot or person
in the way.

BTW, the whole purpose of this discussion is to do something more than look
cool.

Richard, the Steadfast

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