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"A robot is an(are) electro-mechanical/bio-mechanical device(s) that can
perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks."

The items we presented certainly qualify using this accepted definition,
and would not be found *anywhere* but in the household of "families
interested in robots" (a quote from your solicitation email).

Would you say those things that make cars on the assembly line aren't
robots? How about that little wheeled vehicle on Mars.. is it a "robot"?

I guess you were hoping for some movie set robots such as R2D2 or
C3PO... devices that only exist as science fiction "props" or in
multi-million dollar research labs.

FWIW, most *real* robots used by hobbyists and researches are about
shoe-box sized and do not look like "humans" at all. For example:

http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/robotics/shop/robo_comparison.asp

http://www.crustcrawler.com/products/nomad.php?prod=3

I feel we had some pretty photogenic and impressive robots (not all of
which were working on such short notice). Maybe you "misrepresented"
what you were seeking?

If you give me a better idea of what it was you were looking for, maybe
I can reconfigure what we have or suggest someone who has what you're
seeking?

Vern
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I have not had a response. :)

So.. thats the story of the ABC Wife Swap. Turns out they want to do a
show on Robots, but they don't know what a Robot is. Pretty weird, eh? :)

Vern "The Robotless" Graner

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