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...million units. Or Aibo, the $1,500 robot dog that generated 40,000 advance orders in just four weeks last fall. Clearly, robots have profound consumer appeal. "The whole concept of a machine being alive is enthralling," says home-robot inventor Henry Thorne of Probotics, based in Pittsburgh, Pa. "It captures you. It thrills you deep inside." Factor in rapidly falling prices for the cameras, motors, sensors and computer chips, and you've got a trend begging to bust loose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How 'Bout Them Bots? | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...people who don't smoke, don't drink or aren't overweight, or people who exercise and wear seat belts. Those who adopt a good lifestyle soon find that it can be a fun adventure and that energetic, sexy bodies are not that far away. RUSS H. CARTER Pittsburgh, Pa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 26, 2001 | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...meal of moderation and feeling rested after a good night's sleep are much more fun. Americans need to know that a life of healthy living is extremely rewarding, not drudgery. Attitudes about what makes a good life must change before our bad habits do. DIANE LEVANDOSKI Dallas, Pa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 26, 2001 | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...mentioned that Clinton is listening to Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. Let's hope that all we hear from the former President is The Sound of Silence. RANDY BRESS Hermitage, Pa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 26, 2001 | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...have a clone. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and her name is Diana. She's my body double: blond hair, hazel eyes and fair skin. She's half an inch taller, but we have the same voices and the same mannerisms. We're both unmarried. We love to read, we relish Mexican food, and we get the same patches of dry skin in winter. We both play tennis and golf. O.K., she's funnier than I am--but just a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Human Cloning: My Sister, My Clone | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

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