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From: pxf@cs.bham.ac.uk (Pranath Fernando)
Subject: Re: It's time to split comp.robotics
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 14:01:49 GMT
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In article <C81yIs.JF5@ecf.toronto.edu>, hertz@ecf.toronto.edu (HERTZ ROGER BARRY) writes:
|> Hi,
|> 
|> I've noticed that the postings on comp.robotics often belong to one of
|> two threads:
|> 		1. mobile robots
|> 		2. manipulators
|> 
|> Although there is the some cross over between the two, it may be more
|> efficient to split comp.robotics into the two groups.
|> 
|> And yes, I know some will whine that `there isn't enough bandwidth to
|> justify it'.  I would ask: what's enough bandwidth? (remember this is 
|> not, and will never be, sci.space)  If anything, a split would
|> encourage more posts on each group (referring to the robotics
|> research thread a while back).
|> 
|> Perhaps the new names could be:
|> 		comp.robotics.mobile
|> 		comp.robotics.manipulator
|> 
|> Just a thought.  As for voting, mark me down as a yes.
|> 
|> Roger Hertz   
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|> hertz@ecf.toronto.edu
|> University of Toronto
|> Institute for Aerospace Studies


Yes I agree.

Pranath
