Re: NASA "LSAM" and where's sci.space.xx gone?

Ian Parker <ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:On 30 May, 17:41, Hop David <h...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> Ian Parker wrote:
:> > The criterion is can human manual dexterity (I am not talking here
:> > about general AI which is a much more complex matter) be completely
:> > reproduced by a robot? I think that anyone who says "no" should be
:> > prepared to justify that statement.
:>
:> Maybe it can. However such robotic hands don't presently exist.
:
:Would it be a such a difficult task to develop them? I am sure that
:they could be developed a lot faster (and cheaper) than a manned base
:on the Moon.
:

If they were that easy they'd already exist as medical prostheses.


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