In article <FDw2LG.A55@news2.new-york.net>,
wolfgang@vic.ozland.net.au wrote:
> Hi Hi,
> I heard a radio item today that the Japanese have built robots the
> size of ants to work in some of their factories, in pipes and stuff.
> Could anyone out there tell me if there is any information on the web
> about this.
> Might not be too far from the nano bots, what you think?
Those bots are a macro technology, not anywhere near nano, unfortunately. However they're an interesting trend, one that should happen within 20 yrs, unlike nano which I see as 50+ yrs away, if ever. I think even those Japanese macrobots are far from deployment ready. But I do think that within the next 5-10 yrs we'll finally see some really useful robots. I suggest reading Hans Morovic's book "Robot" for some fact based, well reasoned extrapolation.