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From: Marda.Anderson@f9.n393.z1.fidonet.org (Marda Anderson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: robot helpers
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Date: 4 Oct 90 18:59:53 GMT
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Actually, your uidea about robots accting as helpers may not be that far-
fetched.  About a year ago a friend showed me an article which described 
a robot guide.   There weren't many details given but the article 
predicted that it would be a couple of years before the unit was ready to 
go into production.   One of the problems is that it's still too large to 
be practical.  I can't imagine stuffing one into the front seat of a sub-
compact car for instance.  I don't know if this thing will ever make it 
though.  I can't imagine anything like that being better than my guide 
dog.  
marda

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