From: D.den Otter (neosapient@geocities.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 16:14:13 MST
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> From: john grigg <starman125@hotmail.com>
> Why not along with a rave at the next Extro, have our own robot wars!
That would surely kick ass...
> Surely, Eliezer would program a robot that could pulverize the rest with
> superior tactics!
Maybe it would just sit there and ponder the meaning of
existence, not bothering with something as mundane as
personal survival.
> But wait, Mike Lorrey would most assuredly have the best
> armed!! lol
But Hans Moravec would probably have the best overall
design (i.e. one that would actually work). ;)
> We could have everyone in the audience sign a waiver in case of injuries.
Absolutely! With the waivers in your pocket, you can make a much
more interesting show.
> We could call it the "Ultimate Fighting Robot Wars" with no methods barred!
> We would need loud emcee's, women in bikini's(to keep score) and tough
> talking managers. We would be combining the best (or worst) of both worlds
> in robot warfare and human pro wrestling!
This one comes fairly close (still no guns, lasers, tasers,
rockets etc. How lame! The arena isn't any good either).
http://www.battlebots.com
See also this article. Robot combat seems to be on the
rise, which is great, of course. It's a shame we don't have
our own transhuman team (great upportunity to spread
the meme to a receptive audience, among other things).
BATTLEBOT GALACTICA
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0002/griscom.shtml
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