>From: "Michael M. Butler" <butler@comp-lib.org>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>To: extropians@extropy.org
>Subject: Re: Let the hype Begin!
>Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 22:54:17 -0800
>
>Telepresence is an interesting twist on my "transportation" notion. I'm
>going to stretch it to include that. :)
>
Yes, "IT" could stand for "Immersive Telepresence". But if you read the
article, it really sounds as if tehis invention is some sort of personal
transport. And indeed that area is Kamen's forte (he is already marketing
several advanced wheelchairs.
>Brian Atkins wrote:
> >
> > Damien Broderick wrote:
> > >
> > > At 12:18 AM 10/01/01 -0500, Eliezer wrote:
> > >
> > > >I'm also changing my guess to personal telepresence
> > > >robot
> > >
> > > Something along those lines. With long legs. Long dancing legs.
> > >
> >
> > Yeah could be.. seriously. I don't think it can be an actual powered
>human-
> > transporting device for the $2k price they quote. They also say there
>will
> > be a "pro" version of it, could be a more "professional looking" bot for
> > use in business affairs.
> > --
> > Brian Atkins
> > Director, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
> > http://www.singinst.org/
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