From:	R Andrew Hayden <rahayden@*****.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: cyber really long but cool
Date:	Thu, 3 Dec 92 05:14:54 CET

On Wed, 2 Dec 1992, LGLUMKA%IUP.bitnet@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl wrote:

> 1 robotics type stuff SR has arms, legs, eyes, ears etc
> they can give humans skill they would otherwise never know
(skillwires)
>
> so why not create a fully functional robotic human
> - or (i have done this) a RIGGER controlled robot human
> (you know remote link, the works)
> why have your rigger go in when he can send other and better
> body in for him
>

The problem with "robots" is that they simply aren't smart
enough. The amount of programming required to enable a robot to deal with
every conceivable situation would be ungodly. Until a viable AI construct
comes online and can be duplicated, real "robots" will not be possible.

Now, as for an android "remote" types thing, that I would call
conceivable. It would be very expensive. Just for shits-n-giggles, lets
say the cost would be . . . oh . . . . 100x the cost of the individual
components for a prototype, 10x for a production model.

>
> 2 the creation of cybernectically controlled enhanced armor
> (iron man watch out)
>
> lets face it making a mechanical arm that looks real and
> interfaces with the human body has got to be a lot harder
> than just letting a suuit of armor augment everything
> ( riggers will have lots of fun with this, rig into the armor
> while wearing it)
>
Very conceivable. Very expensive. More money than you can
imagine. Truckloads and truckloads of it. Thus only avanced corps will
have it and there is no way that your typical (or even atypical) runner is
going to be able to get his/her paws on it. Period.


> 3 off the main subject - we haven't seen any jet pacts yet
> but we have trucks and tanks(harriers) that fly

Because FASA wants Shadowrun to be a magic oriented game and
doesn't devote nealy enough time to techy stuff, IMHO.

>
> 6 we can make eyes with tons of accesories
>
> what about sunglasses (ie smart mirrored shades
> for all those mages)
>
See goggles. Figure 10x for getting equivalent pair of shades.

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