The Virginian Pilot, March 17th, 2002
Byline: DIANE TENNANT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT\ IF ROBOTS TOOK over the world on, say, the second Saturday in March, you would want earplugs. ``The End of the World As We Know It'' would be blaring in triple-digit decibels, air pumps would be belching, electronics would be humming and sprocket chains would be rattling. The robots would be stronger, longer, faster and less prone to hearing loss than the puny humans working the controls. MOE Hawk would have praying mantis arms with a 24-foot reach. Spartacus II would have high-speed dartability. Then there would be Number 345, formally known as F...
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