----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: [peeps-talk] Fw: PCB Robotic Guides
> Interesting concept here! > Tom Kaufman From: bill and bonnie newland > To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:33 PM > Subject: Fw: PCTo: Undisclosed-Recipient:; > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 1:25 PM > Subject: PCB Robotic Guides > > > > Guide robots from Missouri December Chronicle THE EDITORIAL EYE > (Guest editorial by Dr. Ronald E. Milliman) Before you reject this idea > because it is so different, open up your minds and really think about this > concept. It is a solution to many problems we face daily. The day is not > too far off when we will be able to purchase a guide robot, perhaps to be > called a "Guidebot." It will be very friendly andinteractive, programmed > to be especially helpful to blind people. It will have some very valuable > attributes that a dog or cane does not possess, e.g. the Guidebot will be > able to recognize people and call them by name and help you such as: "Here > comes Linda Myers," allowing you, then, to speak up and say: "Good morning > Linda; how are you this beautiful morning?" Of course, our Guidebot would > be able to spot vehicles, and using its radar type technology, be able to > accurately determine how fast the vehicle is moving and in which > direction, and thus, be able to calculate whether you have sufficient time > to cross the street without risking being hit. The Guidebot could also > identify traffic lights and what color they are, identify paper money, > etc., etc. The technology is, essentially, available now, but it is just > not all assembled in a package that makes it function the way I described > here. Such Guidebots could come in a variety of configurations, e.g. like > a dog, like a person, etc. So, if you wanted a Guidebot that would look > like a Golden Retriever, you could just order that particular physical > configuration. Frankly, I, personally, would strongly favor our working > toward this technological solution rather than some of the other things we > are fighting for because it solves the problems from an entirely different > direction. It is one solution to many, many different problems that we , > as blind people, face everyday for which we are currently seeking multiple > solutions, many of which are opposed by various segments of our society, > business, government, and yes, even some other blind populated > organizations. Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, Professor of Marketing, Western > Kentucky Un > iversity > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > For The People provides this list as a service and does not necessarily > endorse or > vouch for the validity of information which list members may post to it. > Keep in mind, that items forwarded to this list, must relate to Blindness > or > Physical Disability. > Please Note; The standard For The People policy for all e-mail lists > prohibits personal attacks or inflammatory remarks. > Also neither Yahoo nor For The People Policy allows the use of Profanity > or > vulgar language on this list > To post material to this list send to; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change the status of this list, press Enter on the appropriate choice > and > send a blank e-mail. > Set to no mail: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Return to normal status: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > You will receive a confirmation of the change of status from Yahoo. > You may subscribe to any of our other lists by going to: > http://for-the-people.com > Click on the E-Mail link near the bottom of the page. You will find > subscription and unsubscription links for all our lists, as well as > descriptions of the focus for each list. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peeps-talk/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peeps-talk/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1188 - Release Date: > 12/17/2007 2:13 PM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
