From: mikkelhaaheim@gmail.com   
      
   Thomas,    
   Robots do 'this kind of thing' all the time. Assembly and disassambly are the   
   forte of robotics. It's what they do best of all.   
   The task of multiple coordinated motion, balance, AND spontaneous response IN   
   UNISON is one of the most difficult. To say that we have 'ONLY' achieved that   
   level of ability is like saying that an engine has 'ONLY' achieved the ability   
   to accelerate a    
   heavy mass to relativistic speeds. The only tasks more difficult are those on   
   the order of independent learning, object recognition, adaptive response,   
   spontaneous creativity, and non logical processing. Incidentally, we have   
   already successfully    
   accomplished independent learning, object recognition, degrees of adaptive   
   response, and even some trials with spontaneous creativity.   
   Next to these, assembly and disassembly are literally child's play for robots.   
   Robots are excellent at performing tasks as instructed. The fact is that some   
   are achieving a level where they are able to perform such tasks with virtually   
   NO instruction (   
   other than to say 'do this task').    
   For clarification, robots are able to conduct any manual task humans are   
   capable of. This does not mean they perform the tasks in the same way as   
   humans, nor do I mean to say that they are capable of moving in the same way,   
   and with the same dexterity,    
   as humans.   
      
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