From: utzoo!decvax!cca!WILKINS@SRI-AI@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.space Title: remote mining Article-I.D.: sri-unix.3020 Posted: Tue Aug 31 09:14:22 1982 Received: Wed Sep 8 03:40:11 1982 From: WILKINS at SRI-AI (Wilkins ) As the years go by, we should be able to make remote units more capable with more sophisticated computers and software. They'll be able to do many useful things with no control from the earth. We haven't really put in much effort at developing intelligent control programs yet, and certainly a lot of such effort is still needed, but that doesn't mean that it cannnot be done. David -------