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84 years early, OMF:2097 is really happening. Real fights with robot avatars
- lutusp 14y ago> Real fights with robot avatars ... They aren't robots, unless the scoop on a bulldozer is a robot. They're mechanical telepresence devices, completely controlled by their human operators, with no independent actions or thoughts. Robot: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robot http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robot Quote: "a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks" But "avatar" is about right -- if it's taken to mean a mechanical representation of human thoughts and actions.