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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Meet R2: Your robotic coworker courtesy of NASA, GM]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nice work,Much media attention focuses on Japanese robotics; nothing wrong with Japanese achievements nevertheless, I would like see what the US, Russia, China, France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, etc... are doing.Why humanoids with limited range of motion, strenght, and abilities?  Because humanoids are designed to function in the human environment with human equipment and humans may have to use the same equipment or complete a given task within human range of performance.NM]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[n.manelici]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:52:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Meet R2: Your robotic coworker courtesy of NASA, GM]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-1352-13671]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[The shape is explained in a previous story:For GM, R2 would be used to test car safety and develop safer manufacturing plants]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wordzenpix]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:25:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Meet R2: Your robotic coworker courtesy of NASA, GM]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-1352-8863]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Humm is like a move to justify too many millons (was comming from taxes) to keep GM on the road]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[zubizarr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why base this on a humanoid form?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Don't get me wrong, I think the human form is a fantastic, complex creation.  And, I think that the NASA and GM relationship is beneficial to both organizations.However, I am not sure that it optimizes efficiency for a &quot;robonaut.&quot;  Why would we want &quot;robonauts&quot; to have a humanoid form?  Surely we would not want to limit an arm to rotating only 180 degrees.Is this being done for GM to see human safety improvements?  Is this being done to make images of NASA missions more palpable to the mass public?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pwatson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:31:49 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[from GM??]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[does that mean it is made from cheap and plastic parts that cost more than just buying a new one]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cwhull]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:09:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Meet R2: Your robotic coworker courtesy of NASA, GM]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-1352-8835]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Will the second robot derived from this  one be called R2D2???]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jackthompson@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:35:42 -0800</pubDate>
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