Re: A very cuddly robot on PBS & a question...

From: Extropian Agro Forestry Ventures Inc. (megao@sk.sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Oct 23 2002 - 22:12:16 MDT


Networking of the toys to make them full fledged personal assistants. Broader functionality and cuter than a pda or cellphone. Able to act as mobile remote viewer devices for personal and security use. Embeded sophisticated programming and backdoors to
the NSA are also possible add-ins to link your living room to a global surveilence network.

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John Grigg wrote:

> The latest episode of Scientific American Frontiers had a fascinating segment about the blending of MIT labs technical know-how with Hollywood special effects wizardry(Stan Winston) to create a highly interactive robot any young child would want to take home! I admit to being very curious to know where the project will be a year or two from now.
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> The age of the supertoy is beginning...
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> http://www.pbs.org/saf/1303/segments/1303-4.htm
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> My question to the entire list is this, where do you think interactive "stuffed animal" technology will be five, ten, and even twenty years from now?
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> thank you,
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> John
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