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From: amccor@dres.dnd.ca (Alan McCormac)
Subject: Re: Robotics in Entertainment
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In article <GAMIN.94Feb7122307@pellan.ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca> gamin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Boyer) writes:

>There are several manufacturers.  I can recommend one:

>    Sarcos Entertainment (formerly Animate Systems Inc).
>    390 Wakara Way,
>    Salt Lake City
>    Utah 84108
>    (801) 581-1012

Does this company have anything to do with the Sarcos Dextrous Arm I 
heard about?  If not, does anyone know who does make the Dextrous Arm?

It is apparently a hydraulically powered manipulator capable of quite 
considerable strength and positional accuracy.  (We are working on a 
hydraulically powered unmanned vehicle and would be interested in such
a useful appendage :)

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