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From: eee@netcom.com (Mark Thorson)
Subject: Re: Japanese man robot
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Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 03:43:52 GMT
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In article <5rri38$26c$3@gte1.gte.net>, JRStern <JRStern@gte.net> wrote:
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>Couldn't see that well, but human inside could have feet above ankles,
>or even above knees, the motors would then be reactive, not proactive.

Or the could be amputees, as used inside the "robots"
in the movie _Silent_Running_.

>I want to believe it, but have trouble believing they're that far
>ahead of Brooks, actually.

A great media hoax, eh?  And here we are talking about it
before the whole world knows.  Or, if it's revealed too long
after the news story, the whole world won't care.  Autonomous
robot?  What autonomous robot?




