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From: mihran@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Robotics - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 21:20:00 EDT
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uicsl!mihran    Aug  7 20:20:00 1984


Forget about the dogs. Even an ant is quite sophisticated compared to
the capabilities we want the robots to have, at least in the near
future. I was watching one of these nature shows on PBS the other day
which was showing the behaviour of the ants underground. I would guess
that if the technology develops to the level of sophistication that
allows us to implement the sensory-motor coordination that these ants
have, our robots will probably be more than adequate to perform with
great skill the necessary tasks at an assembly line or at a dangerous
mine.