From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Sep 26 2000 - 22:17:07 MDT
"Zero Powers" writes,
> There are probably more vegetarians now than ever
>before, and many people no longer consider the PETA folks to be as nutty as
>they once did. Hopefully the AI will continue along this path.
As far as I know, gastrobots
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s154185.htm
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/ROBOT_DESIGN.html
are *not* vegetarians.
But they seem friendly enough. (I want one to keep my landscape in trim.)
--J. R.
"Robotuna is an example of biomimesis, (biology + mimic) how humans can learn
from animals. Using a robotic tuna, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology are learning to make better designs of ships, submarines, and
research vessels. The idea of learning from nature to improve today’s technology
is an emerging science called biomimesis. What other kinds of aquatic animals
could we base a technology on?"
http://scitech2.scitech.mus.il.us/science/aquatic/move.html
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