The potential for more useful robotrics long ago occurred to Mitchell, and when she returned from lunch on the day of the vibration tests she reminded Blair Lock, another lab engineer, that she wanted her next arm to be equipped with an embedded iPod, as well as a Palm Pilot. – – She said she hoped that they’d make the arm capable of lifting a hundred and fifty pounds, so that she could impress her guy friends at the gym.
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Sain myös lopulta katsottua Karlheinz Stockhausenin helikopterisinfoniasta kertovan dokumenttiohjelman, josta en osaa sanoa mitään muuta kuin että maailmassa on aivan liian vähän ihmisiä, joiden mielestä helikopteri on soitin.