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From: Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: monkeys
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Date: 24 Oct 90 04:34:48 GMT
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 AB> I told my cats that since they won't even go out for the mail 
 AB> and the newspaper, I was thinking about a monkey.  They said - 
 AB> NO WAY, we'd prefer that you get a robot!  Have you heard any 
 AB> news on the helper robot front? 

Yes --  there's lots of info on robots as aides.  Suggest you read Ray
Kurzweil (brilliant inventor of the Kurzweil Reading Machines and
Kurzweil Music Systems [adored by Stevie Wonder]) new book on
Artificial Intelligence.  He gives special attention to the use of
robotics and computers to overcome disabilities.  He talks about
computers to help the paralyzed walk, the deaf understand speech, and
of course the blind read (old technology already, but still improving.)
Name of book to follow.

-rsr-

... Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is even better. - A. Chennault

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