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To: cosmicforce who wrote (126896)	12/10/2009 7:51:05 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540924

<<<This is why planes aren't flown by robots. The algorithm of landing a plane is complex and while could be done remotely, a large part of it is kinesthetic learning.>>> I generally agree with you wrt the current status of engineering. And that it will be a long time before machines can replace people. But the example that you give here is extremely poor. Kitty Hawk is barely 100 years old. Once we get it completely right in landing a plane remotely using humans and allow human error to get in the way will be a luxury that no one will want. Think about that. It was just barely 100 years ago that the Wright brothers took off. They are now landing on the moon, mars, and beyond by remote control.