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From: ccb8m@onyx.cs.Virginia.EDU (Charles C. Bundy)
Subject: Re: S.F. / Arts / Entertainment Robots
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993 21:18:39 GMT
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In article <CC9LrJ.LFu@newcastle.ac.uk> Kevin.Burn@newcastle.ac.uk (Kevin Burn) writes:
>In article <25bl04$jtd@news.u.washington.edu> blake@stein.u.washington.edu (Blake Hannaford) writes:
>>
>>For an educational project I would like to add to my list of 
>>robots from the world of the arts, entertainment, and science fiction.
>
>[stuff deleted]
>
>>Dalek		("Dr. Who")
> 
>Don't forget K-9, the little dog-shaped robot in Dr. Who!
>

I don't know how popular the movie was but my all time favorite robots
were Huey, Dewey and Louie from "Silent Running".  They were (IMHO)
the first realistic portrayal of general purpose robots.


Charles C. Bundy IV
ccb8m@virginia.edu
