On 2007-01-04, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A Robot in Every Home
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>| Although a few of the domestic robots of tomorrow may resemble
>| the anthropomorphic machines of science fiction, a greater number
>| are likely to be mobile peripheral devices that perform
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>| specific household tasks.
>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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> http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=9312A198-E7F2-99DF-31DA639D6C4BA567&ref=sciam
>
> Only in a 6-bedroom house in Seattle. How is that kettle with Wi-Fi that
> delivers people the weather coming along? Are people in rural India buying
> it like cupcakes yet? The man remains out of touch with the world's needs
> and dangers.
>
>
I tend to agree with him... Look at things like the Roomba and the Scooba.
Devices already on the market. Do they look like "anthropomorphic machines"
or "mobile peripheral devices"? Get a life Roy, not every thing BG says is
wrong, evil, or anti-FOSS.
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Tom Shelton
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