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- From: gwh@soda.berkeley.edu (George William Herbert)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: With telepresence, who needs people in Earth orbit?
- Date: 21 Aug 1992 05:14:06 GMT
- Organization: Dis-
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- Sender: gwh@soda.berkeley.edu (George William Herbert)
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- References: <1992Aug21.001004.3768@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- Summary: Because Telepresence isn't everything it's cracked up to be
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- In article <1992Aug21.001004.3768@samba.oit.unc.edu> cecil@physics.unc.edu (Gerald Cecil) writes:
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- Have you talked to someone who builds or works with space robotics?
- When anyone suggests replacing humans in the short term, they laugh.
- Space robotics aren't as strong, for the most part, have less degrees
- of freedom _and_ less limbs, less end effector dexterity, and more
- likely failure points than a man in space. They're safer, but often
- can't do the job. (note that an astronaut in EVA can't do everything
- either. both together are much more capable.)
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- Or are you just trying to start a flamewar?
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- -george william herbert
- gwh@soda.berkeley.edu gwh@lurnix.com herbert@uchu.isu92.ac.jp until 28 aug
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