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- From: jek@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (James E. Kittock)
- Subject: Re: A gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, a pack of wolves...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.034323.20949@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
- References: <C19sGE.Eq@iat.holonet.net> <1993Jan27.000815.24846@mprgate.mpr.ca>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 03:43:23 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.000815.24846@mprgate.mpr.ca> mott@mprgate.mpr.ca (Jenni Mott) writes:
- >Brad Smallridge (bsmall@iat.holonet.net) wrote:
- >:> Great! If Asimov used the term "Pod" than I think I'll use it. Too bad I
- >:> didn't think of it first but then Asimov been thinking longer and better
- >:> than I.
-
- >A Pod of Robots ... Definitely the best option I've heard so far. I
- >think I'll use it too. (3 cheers for I. Asimov! ;-) )
-
- Of course, pod is already in use: a pod of whales.
-
- (side note: there's a lot of funny terms like this For
- crows, it is "a murder of crows").
-
- Looking at some of the administrata (?) that goes on
- around here (or anywhere), if we asked "them", they
- would probably suggest "a commission", which would
- consist of "task-forces", which would have various
- "committees", which would, of course, have
- "sub-committees" and so on.
-
- Aaaugh! What a horrible thought.
-
- On a more serious note, here are two more suggestions:
-
- Unit of robots too militarish, perhaps
- Gang of robots as in chain-gang (or street gang! :-O )
- Rally of robots organizing to change the world
- Rash of robots they're everywhere
- Regatta of robots aquatic robots only?
- Romp of robots just a bunch of funlovin' robots
- Roster of robots very orderly, as compared to...
- Rumpus of robots some labs are like this
-
- and last, but not least...
-
- Bob of robots well, robert -> bob, so why not robot?
-
- I also like "society", even if it sounds pretentious.
- Terms like "team" and "unit" are OK if all of the
- robots are working together on a given task, but if the
- group is a mixture of robots, a less cooperative-
- sounding term seems more appropriate.
-
- --
- james kittock :: stanford cs grad student :: duke '92 :: go blue devils!!
- "Adaptation is a recursive process in living systems." -- Alex. M. Andrew
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