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More on virtual reality (models). ---------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SCIENCE: ON THE MENTATION OF ROBOTS ScienceWeek http://scienceweek.com The following points are made by Christoph Adami (Science 2006 314:1093) 1) Like us, robots need to constantly ascertain where they are in the world, and like us, they work better if they have an accurate sense of self. New...