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From: sandin@uicbert.eecs.uic.edu
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Subject: Re: Designing for robots, (was a flame fest)
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Date: 22 Jul 90 19:21:26 GMT
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hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath) writes:

>In article <139060@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>automatic teller machine (ATM).  Since ATMs aren't built to be used by
>robots, I've been gaining some useful insights into the problems involved.


	Ummm.... Why would you want to do this? I mean, obviously, because you can, but really,
it seems a little silly... With the proper application of non-robots systems, you
can avoid those silly little pieces of paper almost entirely, checks and cash.

	And besides, what would a robot want to buy?

		Stephan Meyers c/o Dan Sandin