Yes, exactly... Robots are not very sophisticated yet; but still people are eagerly jumping all over this sort of possibility, not only in the popular culture but in academia.... Fascinating!
ben On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Eric B. Ramsay <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Ben: > > Is your Wow because this is happening sooner than you expected? > > Eric B. 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