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Article #559Re: Divert NASA budget to robotics
From: Gerry Roston
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 1990 16:28
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 1990 16:28
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Finally a post I can agree with 100%!!! Who needs man in space? The cost is astronomical (pun intended) and the return minimal. Man's greatest advantage over most robots is his highly advanced manipulative skills coupled with a wizbang computer. In a space suit, the manipulative ability is all but lost. There will certainly (I hope) be a time when establishing a permanent manned presence in space is called for, but now is not the time. gerry -- gerry roston, field robotics center robotics institute, carnegie mellon university pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 15213 (412) 268-6557 gerry@cive.ri.cmu.edu
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