Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 05:13:25 From: Space Digest maintainer Reply-To: Space-request@isu.isunet.edu Subject: Space Digest V15 #133 To: Space Digest Readers Precedence: bulk Space Digest Fri, 21 Aug 92 Volume 15 : Issue 133 Today's Topics: With telepresence, who needs people in Earth orbit? Welcome to the Space Digest!! Please send your messages to "space@isu.isunet.edu", and (un)subscription requests of the form "Subscribe Space " to one of these addresses: listserv@uga (BITNET), rice::boyle (SPAN/NSInet), utadnx::utspan::rice::boyle (THENET), or space-REQUEST@isu.isunet.edu (Internet). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: P From: George William Herbert Subject: With telepresence, who needs people in Earth orbit? Newsgroups: sci.space Message-Id: <171u2uINNfsq@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 21 Aug 92 05:14:06 GMT References: <1992Aug21.001004.3768@samba.oit.unc.edu> Sender: George William Herbert Organization: Dis- Lines: 16 Nntp-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu Source-Info: Sender is really news@CRABAPPLE.SRV.CS.CMU.EDU Source-Info: Sender is really isu@VACATION.VENARI.CS.CMU.EDU In article <1992Aug21.001004.3768@samba.oit.unc.edu> cecil@physics.unc.edu (Gerald Cecil) writes: [no content, just a subject line...] 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.) Or are you just trying to start a flamewar? -george william herbert gwh@soda.berkeley.edu gwh@lurnix.com herbert@uchu.isu92.ac.jp until 28 aug ------------------------------ End of Space Digest Volume 15 : Issue 133 ------------------------------